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

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Usage examples (21)
  • The drug is intended to be administered parenterally
  • Extract given parenterally is at least 50 and perhaps 100 times as potent as extract given by mouth and it assures the individual of receiving into his body proper the...
  • "So you believe the illness is only spread parenterally," Nancy said.
  • I also established that it can be used medicinally either through the mouth or parenterally.
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