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Adjective: parenteral  pu'ren-tu-rul
  1. (physiology) located outside the alimentary tract
    "Parenteral organs include those not directly involved in digestion"
     
  2. (medicine) administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
    "The patient received parenteral antibiotics through an IV"

Encyclopedia: Parenteral