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The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
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injection
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure any solution that is injected (as into the skin) [syn: injectant ] the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: shot ]
Wikipedia
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An injection (often referred to as a " shot " in US English , or a " jab " in UK English ) is an infusion method of putting fluid into the body , usually with a syringe and a hollow needle which is pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"forcing a fluid into a body" (with a syringe, etc.), early 15c., from Middle French iniection (14c.) or directly from Latin iniectionem (nominative iniectio ), noun of action from past participle stem of inicere (see inject ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of injecting, or something that is injected. 2 (context specifically medicine English) Something injected subcutaneously, intravenously, or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle. 3 (context set theory English) A function that maps ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fuel injection injection moulding ▪ injection-moulded fittings lethal injection ▪ death by lethal injection COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE daily ▪ Doctors put the life expectancy of sufferers at about 40 years ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Injection \In*jec"tion\, n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.] The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc. That which is injected; especially, a liquid inserted ...
Usage examples of injection.
He followed ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL167 with an antistaphylococcal injection and finally handed over a sauce bottle filled to the rim with acriflavine solution.
If the stomach be irritable, a tablespoonful of laudanum and one of tincture of lobelia, in four ounces of starch water, administered as an injection, is effectual.
If he be unable to swallow, they may be administered as injections, but should gradually be discontinued as reaction takes place.
A siren dome, a police car, and he pulled back the injection slide on top of his gun, releasing it, aiming steadily.
The birds were amnesic if the agent was injected up to 1-2 hours after training, or around 5-7 hours after training, but not if the injections were at intermediate times or later than 8 hours after training.
It was indeed a bit like an LTP effect, though generated not by the artificial injection of current but by a behavioural experience.
He was caged between surgeries, fed raw meat and vitamin injections, anesthetized and programmed in ways that are sophisticated even for today: biofeedback, subliminal conditioning.
My fears were realized when Bunkie went into shock following the fourth injection.
The injection of the tumors with a fluid which causes coagulation of the blood, and which does not completely shut off the return current of the circulation through the tumors, has proved fatal in a small percentage of cases.
I knew when they placed me in the chamber, and though all my senses were quiescent, I was aware of hypodermic injections of a compound to react upon the coagulatory process.
The sudden injection of insight surprised Alan, who was once again reconsidering his assessment of Cozier Maitlin.
In five days they were dead, with exactly those symptoms their brothers had, after injections of the living diphtheria bacilli.
He began his merciful and maybe life-saving injections, and every one of the more than three hundred threatened children who came into the hospital during the next five months received good doses of the diphtheria antitoxin.
Injections of ecdysone brought insects through growth and development at a breakneck pace, resulting in premature death.
Sir John went into the theatre and crossed to a small table, enamelled white, on which were various appliances concerned with the business of giving hypodermic injections.