intradermal

Within the skin

Intradermal means within or between the layers of the skin.

The term appears in medical contexts, particularly for injections delivered just below the skin's surface: an intradermal injection, intradermal allergy testing.

Tuberculosis skin tests are administered intradermally.

injection

syringe

Medical injection tool

needlePointed implement for sewing
tuberculinBacterial protein extract
insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone

heparin · anesthetic · immunotherapy · booster · vaccine · antigen · collagen · botox · lidocaine · saline

testing

tuberculin

Bacterial protein extract

allergyAdverse immune response
patchMaterial covering damage
screeningEvaluative selection process

diagnostic · hypersensitivity · reaction · induration · wheal · flare · positive · negative · reading · millimeter

anatomy

subcutaneous

Below the skin

stratumHorizontal layer of material
corneumSkin's outer barrier
basalOf the foundation

melanocytes · fibroblasts · collagen · elastin · sebaceous · follicles · papillary · reticular · capillaries · nerve

Categories

intra- wordsintramural, intravenous, intramuscular, intrastate, intranasal
injectionsflu shot, B12 shot, booster shot, cortisone shot, steroid injection
acupunctureacupoints, needling, acupuncture needles, acupuncture points, electroacupuncture
drug deliverydrug delivery, injection, time release, delayed release, capsule
IV therapyIV bag, IV pole, IV sedation, central line, catheter

Opposites

injection/administration route depth

intradermalintramuscular

Into muscle tissue

subcutaneous · intravenous · deep tissue · intracardiac · oral

Family

epidermis, hypodermic, dermis, dermatitis, dermal, dermatology, transdermal, subdermal

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