injection

[in·jec·tion]

An injection is a shot, or a dose of medicine given by way of a syringe and a needle. When you get jabbed in the arm with a tetanus vaccine, that's an injection.

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The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a'89riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

Noun
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

Noun
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

Noun
any solution that is injected (as into the skin)


n.
The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

n.
That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema.

n.
The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance.

n.
A specimen prepared by injection.

n.
The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.

n.
The cold water thrown into a condenser.


Injection

In*jec"tion , n. [L. injectio : cf.F. injection.] 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a'89riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc. 2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. Mayne. 3. (Anat.) (a) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance. (b) A specimen prepared by injection. 4. (Steam Eng.) (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum. (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser. Injection cock, ∨ Injection valve (Steam Eng.), the cock or valve through which cold water is admitted into a condenser. -- Injection condenser. See under Condenser. -- Injection pipe, the pipe through which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine.

The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a'89riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

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Usage Examples

So someday in the near future hopefully rather than having a foot or a leg amputated we'll just give you an injection of the cells and restore the blood flow. We've also created entire tubes of red blood cells from scratch in the laboratory. So there are a lot of exciting things in the pipeline.

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Other Usage Examples

Health economists have estimated that an injection of $250 million per year in Indigenous clinical care, and $50 million in preventative care, is required to provide services at the same level as for any other group with the health conditions of Indigenous Australians.

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