intramuscular
Within muscle tissue
Intramuscular describes something situated within, occurring within, or administered into muscle tissue.
The term appears most often in medical contexts, particularly regarding injections: an intramuscular injection delivers medication directly into a muscle, where it absorbs into the bloodstream more gradually than an intravenous one.
The vaccine is given as an intramuscular shot in the upper arm.
Common injection sites include the deltoid, thigh, and buttocks.
Medical injection tool
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- deltoidShoulder's main muscle
- glutealOf the buttocks
aspiration · depot · bolus · subcutaneous · intravenous · intradermal · quadriceps · gauge
Plant-based digestive aid
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- bicepsUpper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
quadriceps · hamstring · gluteus · skeletal · striated · tendon · belly · insertion
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
- diphtheriaBacterial throat membrane disease
pertussis · measles · mumps · rubella · influenza · polio · rabies · antigen
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- epinephrineAdrenal stress hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
antibiotic · immunoglobulin · sedative · analgesic · corticosteroid · penicillin · ketamine · adrenaline
syringe
Medical injection tool
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- deltoidShoulder's main muscle
gluteal · aspiration · depot · bolus · subcutaneous · intravenous · intradermal · quadriceps · gauge · shot
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
triceps · quadriceps · hamstring · gluteus · skeletal · striated · tendon · belly · insertion · origin
immunization
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
diphtheria · pertussis · measles · mumps · rubella · influenza · polio · rabies · antigen · prophylaxis
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- epinephrineAdrenal stress hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
hormone · antibiotic · immunoglobulin · sedative · analgesic · corticosteroid · penicillin · ketamine · adrenaline · progesterone
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- intra- wordsintramural, intravenous, intrastate, intranasal, intracranial
- injectionsflu shot, B12 shot, booster shot, cortisone shot, steroid injection
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- nonoralsign language, signing, gestures, body language, texting
intramuscularintravenous
Into the vein
subcutaneous · oral · topical · intradermal · transdermal
intramuscularintravenous
Into the vein
subcutaneous · intradermal · intracardiac · intravascular · intrahepatic
- intramuscular injectionMedication into muscle tissue