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adj
Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: enteral
Narrower terms: subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal
adjective
located outside the alimentary tract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From par- + enteral; early 20th century.
Across languages
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