intranasal

American  

[in-truh-ney-zuhl] / ˌɪn trəˈneɪ zəl /

adjective

1. occurring within or administered through the nose.

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Other Word Forms

• intranasally adverb

Etymology

Origin of intranasal

First recorded in 1885–90; intra- + nasal ¹

Example Sentences

Intranasal delivery has been studied before for brain-targeted treatments, but no nanoscale therapy had previously shown the ability to activate immune responses against brain tumors using this route.

From Science Daily

The scientists are testing the vaccine as a regular shot and as an intranasal spray with the idea of stopping the virus in the respiratory tract before it causes a broad infection.

From Salon

A single intranasal dose of EV25, a bispecific small molecule developed by Eradivir, acts faster than the current standard of care, eliminating the detectable virus within 24 hours.

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Now that safety and tolerability have been established in healthy adults, the authors said they will be conducting future studies to evaluate the bioavailability and clinical effectiveness of intranasal bumetanide in patients with heart failure.

From Science Daily

Intranasal antibody administration may be more effective and have fewer systemic side effects than more typical routes -- intravenous infusion or intramuscular injection -- in part because intranasal antibodies may "trap" the virus in the nasal mucus, thereby preventing infection of the underlying epithelial surface, the researchers suggested.

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