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intramuscular (IM)
Into muscle, denoting a method of delivering medication.
Common sites for IM injections:
1) deltoid
2) gluteus maximus*
3) quadriceps
* standard IM hypodermic needles may not reach muscle tissue in obese
Related
hypodermic needle
intramuscular injection
General
parenteral
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Nisbet AC.
Intramuscular gluteal injections in the increasingly obese
population: retrospective study.
BMJ. 2006 Mar 18;332(7542):637-8. Epub 2006 Mar 8.
PMID: 16524934