intramuscular injection
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- noun
- /ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjələr ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
- Specialized
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inyección intramuscular
- Patients received 600 µg vaccine or placebo by intramuscular injection monthly for 6 months, then every alternate month throughout the study.
- administered by intramuscular injection
- deep intramuscular injection
- give intramuscular injections
Examples
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Methotrexate is given by a once-weekly deep intramuscular injection (Figure 1, Table 1).
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She returned to the urgent care center and received an intramuscular injection of diphenhydramine.
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Administration is by intramuscular injection (see Figure 1 and Table 1).
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All injections are administered by deep intramuscular injection, where it forms a reservoir in the muscle and is gradually released.
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Testosterone therapy for trans men is commonly administered by intramuscular injection, which many are able and keen to self-administer.
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The benefit of intramuscular injection is that local reactions are minimized and the immune response is enhanced by depositing the vaccine into the muscle.
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The effects of medetomidine were reversed by intramuscular injection of atipamezole (15 g/kg).
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Leuprorelin 3.75 mg is administered by either a subcutaneous or intramuscular injection (Figure 1).
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The 11.25 mg injection is administered as a subcutaneous injection for prostate cancer, but by intramuscular injection for endometriosis.
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To manage her condition effectively, she administers an intramuscular injection of medication every week.
Synonyms
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Putting medicine into a person's body with a needle
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an injection administered into a muscle' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'intramuscular' (within or into a muscle) with 'injection' (putting medicine into the body). This is a compositional medical term that follows regular morphological patterns and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Intramuscular injection comes from the parts intra (meaning 'into') and muscular (from 'muscle'), so it shows a needle putting medicine directly into a muscle. That's why it means 'a shot given directly into a muscle'.