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経口投与 (けいこうとうよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

経けい口こう投とう与よ

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Meanings

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oral administration (of medicine)

Medical term for giving medicine by mouth. Used in clinical, pharmacological, and veterinary contexts.

この薬くすりは経けい口こう投とう与よで効こう果かを発はっ揮きします。
This medicine is effective when administered orally.

経けい口こう投とう与よが難むずかしい患かん者じゃには注ちゅう射しゃを用もちいる。

For patients who have difficulty with oral administration, injections are used.

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
口mouth
投throw, discard, abandon
与bestow, participate in, give

Related words

内ない服ふく
内服 is a more general term for taking medicine internally, often used in everyday contexts, while 経口投与 is a precise medical term for oral administration.
経けい口こう
経口 means 'oral' or 'by mouth' and is used as a prefix in medical terms; 経口投与 specifically refers to the act of administering orally.

Built from

経けい口こう+投とう与よ

Etymology

Compound of 経口 (けいこう, 'oral') and 投与 (とうよ, 'administration'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern medical coinage.