intramuscular

CEFRC1

/ˈɪntrɑˈmʌskjələr/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Located or injected within a muscle.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Inside a muscle or the muscles.

Examples

  • Do you know how to give yourself an intramuscular injection?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The doctor gave a blank injection into the patient's thigh muscle to deliver a vaccine.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Late Latin intramuscularis, from prefix intra-, "within", + musculum, "muscle".