oral - to or by way of the mouth, sublingual - beneath the tongue, buccal - toward the cheek, generally from within the mouth, intrapulmonary - within the lungs or bronchi, rectal - into the rectum, submucosal - beneath the mucous membrane, intramuscular IM - within a muscle, intravenous IV - within or into a vein or veins, epidural - into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord, intrathecal - within the cerebrospinal fluid, inhalation - within the respiratory tract by inhaling orally or nasally, intraspinal - within the vertebral column, topical - applied externally, parenteral - by injection, infusion, or implantation, enteral - directly into the intestines, subcutaneous - beneath the skin, auricular - to or by way of the ear, endotracheal - directly into the trachea, nasogastric - through the nose and into the stomach,usually by means of a tube, urethral - into the urethra,

English for health care professionals: Modes of administration

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