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  • adjective Not parenteral.

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non- +‎ parenteral

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Examples

  • It teaches administration of nonparenteral medications (those administered orally or by inhalation) to assist LPNs or RNs in medication therapy.

    Sedalia Democrat : News 2010

  • "To our knowledge, this is the first time that mucosal vaccination has been demonstrated to be efficacious for directly preventing parasite transmission from vaccinated animals to mosquitoes, and the results may provide important insight into rational design of nonparenteral vaccines for use against human malaria," say the researchers.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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