intramuscular
adjective
in·tra·mus·cu·lar
ˌin-trə-ˈmə-skyə-lər 
-(ˌ)trä-
: situated in, occurring in, or administered by entering a muscle
an intramuscular injection
intramuscularly
adverb
Examples of intramuscular in a Sentence
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The flu shot is an intramuscular vaccine, which means it's injected directly into a muscle in your arm.
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Korin Miller, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston tested the drug, made by Gilead, in primates, starting treatment 24 hours after the animals were given what should have been a lethal dose of Sudan ebolavirus by intramuscular injection.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
There were enough patient deaths during Brazilian butt lift surgeries before 2019 that the Florida Board of Medicine issued an emergency rule prohibiting the injection of fat into the intramuscular or submuscular area of the buttocks.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
Though given as an intramuscular injection, this shot is different than a vaccine, which activates the immune system.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Pfizer, in particular, has won admirers in the harm-reduction world for donating millions of doses of intramuscular naloxone.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 28 Mar. 2023
Biologics are administered via an infusion or intramuscular injection.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2024
There are straight-up replacement therapies—TRT, as it’s called—that replenish levels of the hormone via creams, gels, pellets, or injections of either the subcutaneous or intramuscular kind.
—Andrew Zaleski, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
Would nasal spray vaccines be as effective as the intramuscular vaccines currently being used to battle the virus?
—Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2022
Korin Miller, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston tested the drug, made by Gilead, in primates, starting treatment 24 hours after the animals were given what should have been a lethal dose of Sudan ebolavirus by intramuscular injection.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
There were enough patient deaths during Brazilian butt lift surgeries before 2019 that the Florida Board of Medicine issued an emergency rule prohibiting the injection of fat into the intramuscular or submuscular area of the buttocks.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
Though given as an intramuscular injection, this shot is different than a vaccine, which activates the immune system.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Pfizer, in particular, has won admirers in the harm-reduction world for donating millions of doses of intramuscular naloxone.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 28 Mar. 2023
Biologics are administered via an infusion or intramuscular injection.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2024
There are straight-up replacement therapies—TRT, as it’s called—that replenish levels of the hormone via creams, gels, pellets, or injections of either the subcutaneous or intramuscular kind.
—Andrew Zaleski, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
Would nasal spray vaccines be as effective as the intramuscular vaccines currently being used to battle the virus?
—Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2022
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“Intramuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intramuscular. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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intramuscular
adjective
in·tra·mus·cu·lar
ˌin-trə-ˈməs-kyə-lər
ˌin-(ˌ)trä-
: located in, occurring in, or injected into a muscle
Medical Definition
intramuscular
adjective
in·tra·mus·cu·lar
-ˈməs-kyə-lər
: situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a muscle
intramuscular fat
an intramuscular injection
intramuscularly
adverb
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