injection
Description
The use of a needle and syringe to push fluids or drugs into the body.
Injections may be given under the skin (subcutaneous), into a muscle (intramuscular), into a vein (intravenous), into an artery (intra-arterial) or into the fluid-filled space around the brain and spinal cord (intrathecal).
Commonly called a shot.
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