self-administered

Done to oneself

Self-administered describes something given or applied to oneself rather than by another person, especially a medical professional: a self-administered insulin injection, self-administered questionnaires.

The term appears in medical, research, and legal contexts where the distinction between who performs an action matters: The overdose was self-administered.

medical

injection

Syringe-delivered dose

  • insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
  • medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
  • dosageMeasured medicine amount

syringe · epinephrine · EpiPen · subcutaneous · vaccine · autoinjector · naloxone · immunotherapy · hormone · anticoagulant

assessment

questionnaire

Formal inquiry form

  • surveySystematic data collection
  • testEvaluative examination
  • screeningEvaluative selection process

inventory · evaluation · checklist · form · scale · diagnostic · psychological · online · intake · personality

legal

oath

Formal binding promise

notarized · witness · ceremony · vow · pledge · attestation · affirmation · jurisdiction · binding · statement

Opposites
agency of administration

self-administeredassisted

Gave support to

supervised · in-office · proctored · institutional

institutional control

self-administeredcolonial administration

Governance of conquered territories

mandated · imposed

Family

self, administer, administered, administering, administers, administration, administrations, administrative, administratively

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