INTRAMUSCULARLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intramuscularly mean? 

• INTRAMUSCULARLY (adverb)
  The adverb INTRAMUSCULARLY has 1 sense:

1. in an intramuscular way

  Familiarity information: INTRAMUSCULARLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAMUSCULARLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an intramuscular way

Context example:

administer the drug intramuscularly

Pertainym:

intramuscular (within a muscle)

 Context examples 

Not all populations are good candidates for LAIV; the very young, elderly, asthmatics and those with health impaired may be better treated with the trivalent inactivated vaccine that is administered intramuscularly.

(Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered intramuscularly on gravid subjects, this agent induces myometrium contractions, thereby initiating luteolysis and consequently parturition.

(Carboprost, NCI Thesaurus)