peroraladj.
/pərˈɔːrəl/, /pərˈɔːrl̩/, U.S. /pəˈrɔrəl/, /pəˈroʊrəl/ Medicine.
Occurring or carried out by way of the mouth.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > carried out by specific part
intravenous1849
enteral1905
parenteral1906
pervaginal1906
peroral1908
mouth-to-mouth1909
mouth-to-nose1954
1908 Lancet 18 Apr. 1183/2 Kühn's method of producing high pressure by per-oral tubage.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 15 Feb. 386/1 A peroral duodenal biopsy was negative.
1983 C. A. Williams in T. H. Grenby et al. Devel. Sweeteners—2 ii. 39 Peroral galactose produces a slight increase in serum insulin.
Derivatives
peˈrorally adv. by way of the mouth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adverb] > by specific part
parenterally1909
perorally1926
transurethrally1972
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [adverb] > manner of
intravenously1897
parenterally1909
perorally1926
sublingually1945
1926 Lancet 1 May 927/1 We have removed perorally..foreign bodies jammed in it [sc. the pylorus].
1969 Canad. Jrnl. Physiol. & Pharmacol. 47 841/2 The rats were administered water perorally.
2001 Vet. Microbiol. 83 217 Six foxes were dosed perorally with CHV.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1908