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(medicine, often attributive) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.

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Z-track

Source Word

Z-track

Noun

attributive often uncountable

(medicine, often attributive) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.

Japanese Meaning

（医療用語）ジグザグ状の経路を利用する筋肉内注射法

For painful gluteal injections, the clinician preferred the Z-track technique to prevent medication from leaking into subcutaneous tissue.

痛みを伴う臀部注射では、臨床医は薬剤が皮下組織に漏れるのを防ぐためにジグザグ経路を用いる筋肉注射法を選んだ。

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(medicine, often attributive) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.