subcutaneous injection
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- noun
- /ˌsʌbkjʊˈteɪniəs ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
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inyección subcutánea
- The 11.25 mg injection is administered as a subcutaneous injection for prostate cancer, but by intramuscular injection for endometriosis.
- administer a subcutaneous injection
And some of them are taken in oral form, but most often I think it's nasal inhalant or, or it's a subcutaneous injection.
- And some of them are taken in oral form, but most often I think it's nasal inhalant or, or it's a subcutaneous injection.
Examples
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For subcutaneous injection, the needle is held at a 45-degree angle to the skin.
Academic text (2015) -
Three remaining skills, ophthalmic medication, subcutaneous injection, and enema, are validated at Stations 1, 3, 5, or 7 depending on availability and the cards drawn.
Academic text (1996) -
Unlike the usual technique for giving a subcutaneous injection (Figure 1, Table 1), the injection is given at 90 degrees to the skin rather than 45, although it is still necessary to bunch the skin before administration, and the sites of administration should be altered.
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After subcutaneous injection, the acidic solution is neutralized, and insulin glargine hexamers form microprecipitates that result in the slow release of insulin glargine monomers.
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In the morphological study, a local subcutaneous injection of lidocaine (5 mg/ml) with epinephrine (5 µg/ml) was given.
Academic text (1998) -
The nurse administered a subcutaneous injection in the upper arm to ensure the medication was absorbed effectively.
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For diabetes management, patients often receive a subcutaneous injection of insulin before meals.
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He felt a slight sting when the doctor gave him a subcutaneous injection for the allergy vaccine.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('an injection under the skin') is directly and compositionally derived from 'subcutaneous' (under the skin) + 'injection' (putting medicine via syringe), so a learner who knows both constituent words can infer the phrase. Although it is a medical term, the semantic parts combine predictably and similar formations exist cross-linguistically, making it immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Subcutaneous injection comes from a literal idea: subcutaneous means 'under the skin' and injection means pushing medicine with a 'needle'. That's why it means giving medicine into the soft layer just below the skin.