intramuscular

American  

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

adjective

1. located or occurring within a muscle.

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intramuscular British  

/ ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjʊlə /

adjective

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

   an intramuscular injection

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Other Word Forms

• intramuscularly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of intramuscular

First recorded in 1870–75; intra- + muscular

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

intramuscular

For the study, researchers set out to assess the association of ultra-processed food intake and their relationship to intramuscular fat in the thigh.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

Food & Drug Administration can take steps to extend over-the-counter designation to generic intramuscular naloxone — the most common and the cheapest form of this life-saving medication.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2023

Last year researchers at the National Institutes of Health conducted a side-by-side comparison of intranasal and intramuscular delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

From Scientific American ● May 3, 2022

Food and Drug Administration in December approved an antibody drug from AstraZeneca that is given through intramuscular injection and gives “long-lasting” protection to immunocompromised persons prior to infection.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

When there is low blood pressure, venous stasis, pulmonary congestion, cyanosis and a laboring, failing heart, intramuscular injections of ergot, with or without coincident venesection, may be the most valuable method of combating the condition.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

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