intranasal
/ˌɪn.trəˈneɪ.zəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn.trəˈneɪ.zəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-trə-ˈnā-zəl -(ˌ)trä-/ (ame, mw)
intranasal — adjective
- intranasalpositive
- more intranasalcomparative
- most intranasalsuperlative
1. used inside the nose or put into the body through the nose
used inside the nose or put into the body through the nose
The doctor gave Yara an intranasal spray before the allergy test.
collocation: intranasal spray
Christopher received an intranasal vaccine at the travel clinic.
collocation: intranasal vaccine
The nurse chose an intranasal dose because Diego could not swallow pills.
After the head injury, doctors checked whether an intranasal drug was safe.
Ayesha hated injections, so the clinic offered an intranasal treatment instead.
- nasal
broader; it can describe anything connected with the nose, not specifically a route of treatment
- nasally administered
formal medical wording that focuses on how a drug is given
- oral
describes medicine taken by mouth
- injectable
describes medicine given by needle
- topical
describes treatment put on the skin or another outer surface
文法句型
intranasal spray
intranasal vaccine
intranasal dose
intranasal treatment
用法筆記
Usually appears before medical nouns such as spray, vaccine, dose, or treatment. It describes medicine that is used inside the nose or enters the body through the nose, not medicine swallowed by mouth.