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intra-articular

American  
[in-truh-ahr-tik-yuh-ler] / ˌɪn trəˌɑrˈtɪk jə lər /

adjective

  1. located or occurring within a joint.


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The researchers therefore investigated intra-articular injection, which allows the medication to be placed directly inside the affected joint.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

All participants had failed to achieve adequate relief after at least three months of conservative treatment, including physiotherapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and intra-articular injections.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Attorney Clark Brewster said in a statement Monday night that rules in Kentucky and other jurisdictions restrict only betamethasone acetate or sodium phosphate, which are injected into a horse’s intra-articular joint.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022

The more common use of betamethasone is administered by intra-articular injection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021

When the epiphysis is intra-articular, as, for example, in the head of the femur, the pus when it reaches the surface of the bone necessarily erupts directly into the joint.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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