| injections, intralesional | Injections introduced directly into localised lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intralesional | Injected directly into a lesion. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intralesional therapy | Therapy by injection directly into a lesion, as in corticosteroid injections into skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infusions, intra-arterial | Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, infection, and peripheral vascular disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infusions, intraosseous | The adminstration of medication or fluid through a needle directly into the bone marrow. The technique is especially useful in the management of paediatric emergencies when intravenous access to the systemic circulation is difficult. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infusions, intravenous | The long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infusions, parenteral | The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping. (12 Dec 1998) |