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intramuscular

intramuscular

1 6.5
Located or given inside a muscle, for example a shot in the arm
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjələr/
  • Specialized
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  • Patients are transferred to the ward on the second postoperative day, and intramuscular meperidine and oxycodone elixir are administered.
  • intramuscular injection
  • intramuscular electrode
  • intramuscular clindamycin

Ketamine sessions, whether IV or intramuscular, are very interesting.

Examples

  • In such cases, a course of intramuscular or intravenous penicillin often brings about a rapid clinical improvement.

    Academic text (2005)

  • All injections are administered by deep intramuscular injection, where it forms a reservoir in the muscle and is gradually released.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Ok, give the President the intramuscular injection of Relanium.

    Putin (2025)

  • Ketamine sessions, whether IV or intramuscular, are very interesting.

    Tim Ferriss

  • One was switched to intramuscular ceftriaxone at 1 g twice a day.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Intramuscular bronchodilators or intramuscular corticosteroids are not recommended for acute attack management and are considered inappropriate treatment.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Testosterone therapy for trans men is commonly administered by intramuscular injection, which many are able and keen to self-administer.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The use of corticosteroids, as either intramuscular or intravenous injections, or higher doses orally, can be life-saving.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The 11.25 mg injection is administered as a subcutaneous injection for prostate cancer, but by intramuscular injection for endometriosis.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The doctor administered an intramuscular injection to ensure the medication entered the bloodstream quickly.

Compounds

intramuscular injection
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A shot given into a muscle to get medicine into the body quickly

How Deep

intravenous
  • Specialized
22 5.5
intramuscular
  • Specialized
1 6.5
subcutaneous
  • Specialized
8 7.2
superficial
20 5.3

Surface Forms

intramuscular positive

Morphology

intramuscular = muscular (transparent) = intra + muscle + ar

Formed by adding the prefix 'intra-' (meaning 'inside') to 'muscular' (relating to muscle), so the meaning 'within a muscle' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word intramuscular comes from intra- meaning 'within' and muscle, from Latin musculus meaning 'little mouse'. So an intramuscular injection is given 'into' a muscle.