parenteral
parenteral — 形容詞
- parenteralpositive
- more parenteralcomparative
- most parenteralsuperlative
1. used to describe medical treatments or nutrients given directly into a vein or m
非腸道
不經由消化道的給藥或營養方式
used to describe medical treatments or nutrients given directly into a vein or muscle by injection, so they bypass the stomach and intestines altogether.
Amani needed parenteral nutrition after the surgery left her unable to eat.
Amani 在術後無法進食，需要接受非腸道營養支持。
collocation: parenteral nutrition
The doctor explained that parenteral drugs enter the body through a needle, not the stomach.
醫生解釋，非腸道藥物是透過針頭進入身體，而不是經由胃部。
contrasts parenteral with oral route
Mira's parenteral feeding was delivered through a tube placed in her vein.
Mira 的非腸道營養是透過一條放在靜脈中的管子來提供的。
After a stroke left Mauricio unable to swallow, the hospital started parenteral nutrition.
Mauricio 在中風後無法吞嚥，醫院便開始為他提供非腸道營養。
Wei learned to prepare the parenteral solution at home for his weekly treatment.
Wei 學會了在家中自行準備非腸道輸液，以進行每週治療。
- intravenous
narrower — refers specifically to delivery through a vein, while parenteral includes intramuscular, subcutaneous, and other non-oral routes
- injectable
less technical and more common in everyday hospital speech; covers most but not all parenteral methods
- non-oral
descriptive plain-English synonym that captures the core idea of bypassing the mouth
文法句型
parenteral + noun (nutrition, administration, drugs, feeding, therapy)
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun (parenteral nutrition, parenteral administration, parenteral drugs). This is a technical medical term common in hospital and clinical documentation — patients are more likely to hear terms like 'IV' or 'injection' in everyday conversation.