injectable

Thân thiện

The nurse prepares the injectable medication in a syringe.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of a drug or substance) Capable of being administered by injection: Describes a substance, typically a medication or vaccine, that is prepared in a form suitable for introduction into the body using a syringe and needle.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The vaccine is an injectable liquid stored in vials.
  • Not all medications are injectable; some are only available in pill form.
  • The doctor confirmed that the antibiotic is injectable and can be given intravenously.

Advanced Usage

• "Injectable form": Refers to the specific preparation of a substance designed for injection.
  • The hormone is most effective in its injectable form.
• "Injectable solution/suspension": Specifies the liquid state of the injectable medication.
  • The nurse prepared the injectable suspension for the intramuscular shot.

Variants and Related Words

• Inject (verb): To introduce a substance into the body with a syringe.
  • The nurse will inject the vaccine.
• Injection (noun): The act of injecting or the substance injected.
  • The patient received an injection of insulin.
• Non-injectable (adjective): Not capable of being injected.
  • The non-injectable version of the drug is taken orally.

Synonyms

• Parenteral: (Medical term) Administered or occurring elsewhere in the body than the mouth and alimentary canal, typically by injection.
• Injectable is a specific term; near-synonyms are descriptive phrases like "suitable for injection" or "administerable by syringe."

Antonyms

• Oral: Taken by mouth.
• Topical: Applied to the surface of the skin or a body part.

Related Phrases

• Injectable route of administration: The method of delivering a drug via injection (e.g., intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous).
  • The injectable route of administration allows for rapid drug absorption.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used of drugs) capable of being injected