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Subcutaneous injectionSC

Also called Under-skin injection

PharmacologyGeneral MedicineImportant

Drug administration into the fatty tissue just beneath the skin, providing slower absorption than intravenous injection and commonly used for insulin and heparin.

Korean

피하 주사

피부 바로 아래 지방 조직에 약물을 투여하는 방법; 정맥 주사보다 흡수가 느리며 인슐린·헤파린에 사용됨.

French

Injection sous-cutanée

Administration d'un médicament dans le tissu adipeux sous-cutané ; absorption plus lente qu'en IV ; utilisée pour l'insuline et l'héparine.

Word parts

  • sub-Prefix(Latin: sub-) Below, under; (Latin: infra-) Below, beneath
  • cutane/oRoot(Latin) Skin
  • -ousSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to

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