INTRAMUSCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intramuscular mean? 

• INTRAMUSCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective INTRAMUSCULAR has 1 sense:

1. within a muscle

  Familiarity information: INTRAMUSCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAMUSCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Within a muscle

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an intramuscular injection

Pertainym:

muscle (one of the contractile organs of the body)

 Context examples 

Upon intramuscular vaccination, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) activates the immune system to develop antibodies against polioviruses.

(Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Intramuscular administration with GSK1572932A may stimulate the immune system to exert both humoral and cellular immune responses against MAGE-A3-expressing tumor cells.

(Immunotherapeutic GSK1572932A, NCI Thesaurus)

Intramuscular injection is a route of drug administration via injection into muscle tissue.

(Intramuscular Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular injection, the polymer moiety of BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1 (BP-C1) alters the permeability of the cell membranes, which allows for increased penetration of platinum into tumor cells.

(BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous or intramuscular administration, parecoxib is hydrolyzed by hepatic carboxyesterases to its active form, valdecoxib.

(Parecoxib Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular vaccination, AS03-adjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccine may elicit an immune response against the H1N1 virus and the production of anti-H1N1 antibodies.

(AS03-Adjuvanted H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular injection, the adjuvant portion of the NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE vaccine ID-G30 binds to toll-like receptor subtype 4 (TLR-4) expressed on dendritic cells (DCs), monocytes, macrophages and B cells.

(NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE Vaccine ID-G305, NCI Thesaurus)

The disease is associated with a complement mediated intramuscular microangiopathy, leading to loss of capillaries, muscle ischemia, muscle-fiber necrosis, and perifascicular atrophy.

(Dermatomyositis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Upon intramuscular injection of CMVpp65/gB plasmid vaccine ASP0113, the expressed proteins may activate the immune system to mount both cellular and humoral immune responses against CMV-positive cells.

(CMVpp65/gB Plasmid Vaccine ASP0113, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular injection and electroporation, melanoma TRP2 CTL epitope vaccine SCIB1 expresses the modified antibody.

(Melanoma TRP2 CTL Epitope Vaccine SCIB1, NCI Thesaurus)