intramuscular injection

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intramuscular
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.trəˈmʌs.kjə.lər/us
/ˌɪn.trəˈmʌs.kjə.lɚ/
inside a muscle, or put into ...
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injection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/
the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe (= ...
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The vaccination was administered by deepintramuscularinjectionin the deltoid muscle.
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Anintramuscularinjectionof dexamethasone (1 mg) was given to reduce brain pulsations.
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These calves were simultaneously treated with long-acting oxytetracycline (1 mg/kg) byintramuscularinjection.
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Intramuscularinjectionis not recommended.
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It is administered byintramuscularinjection.
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A singleintramuscularinjectionof 480 mg of iodine in oil was found to protect against deficiency for at least 3 years.
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Special care in the elderly patient is required, because the loss of subcutaneous fat may lead tointramuscularinjectionand more rapid absorption.
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It is commonly combined with procaine penicillin forintramuscularinjection.
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The route of administration isintramuscularinjectionand capsule.
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It is applied in the form of anintramuscularinjection.
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It is available as a dailyintramuscularinjection.
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Nevertheless, he was seized by four police officers, given anintramuscularinjectionand thus rapidly found himself unable to move.
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For more extreme cases, anintramuscularinjectionof a specific horse-derived antivenom can be lifesaving.
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A dose is given byintramuscularinjectiononce every two to four weeks.
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It is slowly absorbed into the circulation, afterintramuscularinjection, and hydrolysed to benzylpenicillin "in vivo".
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Streptomycin can not be given orally as it must be administered by regularintramuscularinjection.
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Intramuscularinjectioncan be painful, and brown discoloration may be noticed.
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It is administered in a powder or through anintramuscularinjection.
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Lorazepam injectable solution is administered either by deepintramuscularinjectionor by intravenous injection.
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Other drawbacks include the need to administer it by painfulintramuscularinjection.
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Intramuscularinjectioncan be very painful and lead to sterile abscesses, nerve damage, and tissue necrosis.
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Medication can also be administered throughintramuscularinjection, or through intravenous injection.
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