The injection was given subcutaneously, which should have hurt less than intramuscularly but still hurt a great deal.
Source: wiktionary
Subcutaneously
Synonyms for "subcutaneously"
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- subcutàniament adv (under the cutaneous layer)
Finnish
1 entries- ihonalaisesti adv (under the cutaneous layer)
Portuguese
1 entries- subcutaneamente adv (under the cutaneous layer)
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In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.
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