Z-track

English

Noun

Z-track (uncountable)

1. (medicine, often attributive) A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.
   • 2004, Carol Taylor, Carol Lillis, Priscilla LeMone, Lippincott's Photo Atlas of Medication Administration, page 9:

     Beyea & Nicoll (1996) state that Z-track is the safest and most comfortable technique for giving any intramuscular injection.