intramuscular

[ in-truh-muhs-kyuh-ler ]

adjective
  1. located or occurring within a muscle.

Origin of intramuscular

1
First recorded in 1870–75; intra- + muscular

Other words from intramuscular

  • in·tra·mus·cu·lar·ly, adverb

Words Nearby intramuscular

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How to use intramuscular in a sentence

  • In the intramuscular injection of mercury salts it is by no means a matter of indifference what salt we employ.

    The Mechanism of Life | Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for intramuscular

intramuscular

/ (ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. anatomy within a muscle: an intramuscular injection Abbreviation (esp of an injection): IM, i.m

Derived forms of intramuscular

  • intramuscularly, adverb

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