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Definition of "intramuscular" [intramuscular]

  • Within a muscle: an intramuscular injection. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "intramuscular" in a sentence
  • "Typically, adult vaccines are administered into the muscle (referred to as intramuscular or"
  • "Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver."
  • "Avonex, made by Biogen Idec Inc., required weekly intramuscular injections."