Definitions for parenteral

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parenteral par·en·ter·al

Spelling: [pa-ren-ter-uh l]

IPA: /pæˈrɛn tər əl/

Parenteral is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 434 anagrams from letters in parenteral (aaeelnprrt).

Definitions for parenteral

adjective

1. taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
2. not within the intestine; not intestinal.

Origin of parenteral

First recorded in 1905-10; par- + enter- + -al¹

Examples for parenteral

The recovery of poliomyelitis virus after parenteral introduction into cockroaches and houseflies.