intranasal
/ˌɪntɹəˈneɪzəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Within the nose.
Example Sentences
- "As to the question of hay fever and asthma, intranasal disease is not the cause of every case of these two diseases."
- "I speak in this manner because, recognizing the greater benefits of intranasal surgery, we can not but admit that there is always the danger of the pendulum swinging too far, of our being impelled by overzeal or ignorance, thus bringing discredit on measure which, if properly considered, would ever remain of inestimable value."
- "The functioning of these nontaste and nonolfactory sensory systems in oral and intranasal stimulation is the subject of a recent volume."
- "an intranasal vaccine"
- "Puppies are usually immunized with intranasal vaccine before weaning."
- "A randomized controlled clinical trial (N = 187) using an intranasal morphine-chitosan formulation (Rylomine) postoperatively following bunionectomy in 187 opioid-naïve patients demonstrated that the intranasal analgesic was comparable to IV morphine for both pain relief and systemic adverse effects."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English nasal English intranasal From intra- + nasal.