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self-administration

UK
/ˌself ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
US
/ˌsɛlf ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/

Translations

self-administrationnoun
UK
/ˌself ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
US
/ˌsɛlf ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/
Commonly used as a mass noun; can also refer to individual instances of administering something to oneself.
auto-administrationMédecine : fait de s’administrer soi-même un médicament ou une substance.
Self-administration of insulin requires careful training.
L’auto-administration d’insuline nécessite une formation rigoureuse.
Additional translations
autogestionAdministration d’une communauté, d’une institution ou de ses propres affaires par elle-même.
Synonyms
self-treatment
self-injection
autoadministration
self-management
self-care
self-dosing
self-medication
Antonyms
professional administration
third-party administration
outsourced administration
delegated administration
external administration
self-administrationadjective
Attributive use in compound modifiers before another noun; no comparative or superlative forms.
d’auto-administrationEmploi adjectival; se rapporte à l’acte de s’administrer soi-même.
The patient used a self-administration device for the medication.
Le patient a utilisé un dispositif d’auto-administration pour le médicament.
Synonyms
user-administered
independently administered
autonomous
self-controlled
self-run
self-governed
self-operated
self-directed
self-managed
self-administered
Antonyms
non-self-administered
third-party administered
professionally administered
externally administered

Definitions

self-administrationnoun
the act or process of administering a medicine, drug, or other substance to oneself
Self-administration of insulin requires careful training.
the act or process of managing or governing one's own affairs
The community sought greater self-administration of its local affairs.
self-administrationadjective
relating to the act of administering something to oneself
The patient used a self-administration device for the medication.
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