autoinjector
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6.0
- noun
- /ˌɔːtoʊˈɪnˌdʒɛktər/
- Specialized
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autoinyector
- [autoinjector hisses]
Examples
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-[autoinjector hisses]
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-[autoinjector hisses]
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Show someone you are traveling with how to use your autoinjector and when to use it.
Academic text (2012) -
[heart beating rapidly] -[grunts] -[autoinjector hissing]
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Many sufferers will have been prescribed an adrenaline autoinjector (Table 1); however, the authors of the study urged caution on the over-reliance on such devices (Case Study 2) and suggested that the effectiveness of self-injectable epinephrine could not be guaranteed and should not be relied upon.
Academic text (2012) -
You can use the autoinjector to quickly administer the medication in case of an allergic reaction.
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He always carries his autoinjector with him in case he accidentally consumes something he's allergic to.
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For emergencies, the autoinjector is designed to deliver a precise dose of medication without needing medical help.
Synonyms
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4.9
A device that pushes liquid or gas into another part
How Automatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Autoinjector joins auto- meaning 'self', as in automatic, and inject meaning 'to put in'. So an autoinjector is a device that 'puts medicine into you by itself', helping a person give their own dose quickly in an emergency.