PARENTERAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parenteral mean? 

• PARENTERAL (adjective)
  The adjective PARENTERAL has 2 senses:

1. administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)

2. located outside the alimentary tract

  Familiarity information: PARENTERAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARENTERAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Pertainym:

parenteral (located outside the alimentary tract)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Located outside the alimentary tract

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)

Pertainym:

alimentary canal (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

 Context examples 

A foam intended for parenteral administration.

(Injectable Foam Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Intraperitoneal administration is one of the most frequently-used parenteral routes in rodents.

(Intraperitoneal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A parenteral antibiotic preparation containing imipenem and cilastatin sodium with bactericidal activity.

(Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called parenteral nutrition, total parenteral nutrition, and TPN.

(Hyperalimentation, NCI Dictionary)

A glass container designed for use with parenteral drug products.

(Glass Vial, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon parenteral administration and degradation of the carbohydrate shell, the iron in iron isomaltoside 1000 is released and replenishes iron stores.

(Iron Isomaltoside 1000, NCI Thesaurus)

A parenteral oxacephem antibiotic with an oxygen molecule substituted for the sulfur atom in the beta-lactam nucleus.

(Moxalactam Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A vial that contains a parenteral preparation that can be attached directly to the tubing of a parenterally administered fluid.

(Piggyback Vial, NCI Thesaurus)

A plastic container designed for use with parenteral drug products.

(Plastic Vial, NCI Thesaurus)

A container designed for use with parenteral drug products.

(Parenteral Vial, NCI Thesaurus)