Intramuscular injectionIM
Also called Muscle injection
PharmacologyGeneral MedicineImportant
Drug administration directly into muscle tissue, providing faster absorption than subcutaneous injection and used for vaccines and some antibiotics.
Korean
근육 주사
근육 조직에 직접 약물을 투여하는 방법; 피하 주사보다 흡수가 빠르며 백신·일부 항생제에 사용됨.
French
Injection intramusculaire
Administration d'un médicament directement dans le tissu musculaire, permettant une absorption plus rapide que la voie sous-cutanée ; utilisée pour les vaccins et certains antibiotiques.
Word parts
intra-Prefix(Latin) Within, intomuscul/oRoot(Latin) Muscle-arSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to