Z-track

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path. attributive, often, uncountable

    "Beyea & Nicoll (1996) state that Z-track is the safest and most comfortable technique for giving any intramuscular injection."

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"Beyea & Nicoll (1996) state that Z-track is the safest and most comfortable technique for giving any intramuscular injection."

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