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Z-track

Z-track noun: a technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.

Noun

Z-track (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.
    • Beyea & Nicoll (1996) state that Z-track is the safest and most comfortable technique for giving any intramuscular injection.2004, Carol Taylor, Carol Lillis, Priscilla LeMone, Lippincott's Photo Atlas of Medication Administration, page 9

Questions about Z-track

What does Z-track mean?
Z-track means a technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.
What part of speech is Z-track?
Z-track is a noun.

Words near Z-track in the dictionary

  1. z-score
  2. z-scores
  3. Z-shaped
  4. z-test
  5. z-tests
  6. Z-track
  7. Z-transform
  8. Z-transforms
  9. z-variant
  10. z-variants
  11. z-word

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