parenteral

== English == === Etymology === From par- +‎ enteral; early 20th century. === Adjective === parenteral (not comparable) (medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection. Antonym: enteral Hyponyms: subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal ==== Antonyms ==== enteral enteric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paʁɛnteˈʁaːl/ === Adjective === parenteral (strong nominative masculine singular parenteraler, not comparable) (medicine) parenteral ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “parenteral” in Duden online “parenteral”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧te‧ral === Adjective === parenteral m or f (plural parenterais, not comparable) (medicine) parenteral Hyponyms: intramuscular, intravenoso, subcutâneo === Further reading === “parenteral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “parenteral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French parentéral. === Adjective === parenteral m or n (feminine singular parenterală, masculine plural parenterali, feminine/neuter plural parenterale) parenteral ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾenteˈɾal/ [pa.ɾẽn̪.t̪eˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pa‧ren‧te‧ral === Adjective === parenteral m or f (masculine and feminine plural parenterales) (medicine) parenteral === Further reading === “parenteral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025