adjective
- administered or occurring elsewhere in the body than the mouth and alimentary canal
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient received parenteral nutrition through an IV line.
- Parenteral administration of the medication was necessary due to severe nausea.
- The doctor prescribed parenteral antibiotics for the infection.
- Parenteral feeding bypasses the digestive system entirely.
- Some vaccines are given by parenteral injection.
- The hospital uses parenteral solutions for hydration therapy.