Preferred Name

subcutaneous injection
Synonyms
Definitions

Forceful administration under the skin of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the skin. Subcutaneous injections are administered into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the cutis (the dermis and epidermis collectively).

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007279

comment

Subcutaneous injections are administered into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the cutis (the dermis and epidermis collectively).

alternate name

subcutaneous injections

definition

Forceful administration under the skin of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the skin.

has synonym

subdermal injection

label

subcutaneous injection

MeSH Descriptor ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007279

prefLabel

subcutaneous injection

SNOMED CT Identifier

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/32282008

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C28160

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C38299

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