intradermal injection
- noun
- /ˌɪntrəˈdɜrməl ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
- Specialized
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inyección intradérmica
- The nurse administered an intradermal injection to test for allergies during the health check-up.
Examples
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Patients are often instructed to avoid scratching the area after an intradermal injection to prevent irritation.
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For intradermal injection, a 26 or 27 gauge, 10 mm needle is recommended.
Academic text (2015) -
The intradermal injection technique requires special training from a trained provider.
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Intradermal injection of substance P causes wheals, redness, and itching, which may at least in part be due to histamine release from mast cells.
Academic text (1999) -
For the vaccine's effectiveness, the doctor explained that an intradermal injection should be performed precisely.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'intradermal' (into/within the dermis or skin layer) combined with 'injection' (administration by needle) yields an injection given into the skin. This follows standard medical compound formation and similar logic exists across languages, so a learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Intradermal injection uses the parts intradermal and injection to paint a simple picture: intradermal means 'into the skin' and injection means using a needle, so it is a small needle putting medicine into the 'dermis', the layer just under the outer skin. That's why it means 'an injection given into the layer of skin just below the outer skin'.