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intramuscular

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

adjective

  1. located or occurring within a muscle.


intramuscular British  
/ ˌɪntrəˈmʌskjʊlə /

adjective

  1. Abbreviation (esp of an injection): IM.   i.manatomy within a muscle

    an intramuscular injection

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of intramuscular

First recorded in 1870–75; intra- + muscular

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When compared with other potential cure approaches, HLP is an affordable biotherapeutic and can be administered by intramuscular injection -- similar to the seasonal flu vaccine.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 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

The available intramuscular vaccines for COVID-19 generally thwart severe disease but haven’t stopped infection and transmission outright.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2022

With intramuscular injections, a needle delivers the vaccine ingredients directly into the muscle, where they quickly encounter resident immune cells.

From Scientific American May 3, 2022

In two cases Dejerine reports finding changes in the intramuscular nerves, such as liquefaction of myelin and loss of axis cylinders.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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