Preferred Name | subcutaneous injection | |
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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). |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007279 |
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Subcutaneous injections are administered into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the cutis (the dermis and epidermis collectively). |
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alternate name |
subcutaneous injections |
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definition |
Forceful administration under the skin of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the skin. |
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subdermal injection |
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label |
subcutaneous injection |
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subcutaneous injection |
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