indgift

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Danish

Noun

indgift

  1. (medicine) administration, act of entering a substance into an organism
    • 1991, Tandlægebladet:
      Indgift af store doser intravenøst (> 50 mio. IE) kan give krampe.
      Injection of large doses intravenously (> 50 mio IU) may cause cramps.
    • 1948, Harald Engberg, Testis endokrine funktion ved kryptorchisme: with an English summary:
      ... behandling af retentio testis ved indgift af androgent hormon ...
      ... treatment of retentio testis by injection of androgenic hormone ...
    • 1969, Dansk Dyrlægeforening, Medlemsblad:
      De fleste medicinalfabrikker angiver intramuskulær injektion — ifølge Hjalmar Clausen skulle effekten være fuldtud lige så god ved subcutan injektion eller for den sags skyld ved peroral indgift — ...
      Most medicinal factories prescribe intramuscular injection — according to Hjalmar Clausen, the effect should be just as good by subcutaneous injection or, for that matter, peroral administration — ...