intramuscular

American

[in-truh-muhs-kyuh-ler] / ˌɪn trəˈmʌs kyə lər /

adjective

located or occurring within a muscle.

intramuscular British

/ ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjʊlə /

adjective

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

an intramuscular injection

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intramuscularly

adverb

Etymology

Origin of intramuscular

First recorded in 1870–75; intra- + muscular

Vocabulary lists containing intramuscular

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Intramuscular vaccines generally do a poor job of eliciting this mucosal response, and must instead rely on immune cells mobilized from elsewhere in the body flocking to the site of infection.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2020

Intramuscular injections of BCX4430 were able to prevent death from the Marburg virus in 6 out of 6 monkeys given the drug 1 or 24 hours after viral infection.

From Forbes • Jul. 30, 2014

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intramuscular

adjective

adjective

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of intramuscular

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