subcutaneous injection
Needle beneath skin
A subcutaneous injection delivers medication into the fatty tissue layer just beneath the skin, where it absorbs slowly into the bloodstream.
Insulin and some vaccines are given this way.
The technique uses short needles and common injection sites include the abdomen, thigh, and upper arm: She gave herself a subcutaneous injection of blood thinner.
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- skinBody's outer layer
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- nerve endingsPeripheral neural sensors
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
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Medication delivered through veins
intravenous infusion · intramuscular injection · topical application · inhalation · transdermal patch
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Medicine put on body surface
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