Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Within the nose.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated or occurring within the nose.

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  • adjective Within the nose.

Etymologies

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From intra- +‎ nasal.

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Examples

  • But before you stock up, consider this: The Food and Drug Administration in 2009 warned consumers not to use any intranasal zinc products because of concerns that it can make people lose their sense of smell.

    No cure in sight for fighting the common cold 2011

  • Brandon Marti, 13, receives a dose of the intranasal vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu Tuesday.

    As first vaccines go out, H1N1 questions answered 2009

  • An analysis of breath samples taken from 11 U.S. health-care workers before they received the 2009 H1N1 live intranasal vaccine and daily for the next seven days found that nitric-oxide levels peaked on the third day after vaccination.

    Dental Exams May Help Diagnose Diabetes Ann Lukits 2011

  • Taken together, these results provide an impetus for future clinical trials of intranasal insulin therapy and for further mechanistic studies of insulin's role in the pathogenesis of AD, they wrote.

    Insulin spray may improve Alzheimer's symptoms 2011

  • Title: Effect of the influenza A (H1N1) live attenuated intranasal vaccine on nitric oxide (FEno) and other volatiles in exhaled breath

    Dental Exams May Help Diagnose Diabetes Ann Lukits 2011

  • He says the first line of prescription drugs for hay fever are intranasal corticosteroids, which shrink swollen nasal passages.

    Allergy sufferers journey into the season of symptoms 2010

  • New versions of existing vaccines: acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP - 1997); intranasal influenza (2004)

    History of Vaccine Schedule 2009

  • The Food and Drug Administration in 2009 warned consumers not to use any intranasal zinc products because of concerns that it can make people lose their sense of smell.

    The cure for the common cold? There is none 2011

  • The phenomenon of acute tolerance to cocaine has been linked with the fact that the euphoric effects of cocaine after I.V. or intranasal administration decrease faster than the corresponding cocaine blood level. 7,12 An often dysphoric "crash" may occur after the intense euphoria of I.V. or inhalation use leading to frequent repeated doses in an effort to prevent the "crash."

    Cocaine Toxicity 2010

  • The results of our pilot trial demonstrate that the administration of intranasal insulin stabilized or improved cognition, function and cerebral glucose metabolism for adults with aMCI or AD Alzheimer's disease, Suzanne Craft, of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues said in a journal news release.

    Insulin spray may improve Alzheimer's symptoms 2011

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