intranasal

adjective

in·​tra·​na·​sal ˌin-trə-ˈnā-zəl How to pronounce intranasal (audio)
-(ˌ)trä-
: lying within or administered by way of the nasal structures
intranasally
ˌin-trə-ˈnā-zə-lē How to pronounce intranasal (audio)
-ˈnāz-lē
-(ˌ)trä-
adverb

Examples of intranasal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While these are helpful, intranasal steroids, such as Flonase Allergy Relief Nasal Spray, are his go-to allergy medication. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024 For example, experiments looking at the effect of an intranasal dose of oxytocin on behavior are not directly affected, although in my opinion there is still much doubt as to whether intranasal oxytocin actually enters the human brain in sufficient quantities to have a meaningful effect. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2017 Sublingual and intranasal treatments now exist for treating migraines, seizures, and opioid overdose. Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023 The vaccine is widely hailed as an attractive alternative for needle-phobic children and adults, though some pediatricians admit some children don’t enjoy the intranasal administration process either. Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023 If someone is suffering more from a sore throat and nasal symptoms, Ogden recommends an intranasal spray: either a steroid spray or an antihistamine spray. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023 In New York, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai developed an intranasal vaccine that teems with a virus that typically causes sneezing, coughing and wing-drooping in chickens but has been modified to include the coronavirus spike protein. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022 For symptoms such as nasal congestion during pregnancy, a decongestant called oxymetazoline in its intranasal form is the drug of choice. Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023 Besides being less expensive, advocates say the standard 4-milligram dose of intranasal naloxone continues to effectively reverse overdoses. Lev Facher, STAT, 28 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intranasal was in 1886

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“Intranasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intranasal. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

intranasal

adjective
in·​tra·​na·​sal -ˈnā-zəl How to pronounce intranasal (audio)
: lying within or administered by way of the nasal structures
intranasally adverb
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