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Parenteral vs Parental - What's the difference?

parenteral | parental |

As adjectives the difference between parenteral and parental

is that parenteral is administered by some means other than oral or rectal intake, particularly intravenously or by injection while parental is of or relating to a parent.

As a noun parental is

a person fulfilling a parental role.

parenteral

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (medicine) Administered by some means other than oral or rectal intake, particularly intravenously or by injection.

    • Hyponyms

    * subcutaneous * intramuscular * intravenous * intraperitoneal

    parental

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to a parent
  • (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

    • Related terms

    * parental control * parental duty * parental home * parental leave

    See also

    * paternal * maternal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person fulfilling a parental role.
    • Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

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