"Z-track" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Z-track (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, often attributive) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path. Wikipedia link: Intramuscular injection#Procedure Tags: attributive, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
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