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injectable

injectable

1 4.6
A medicine you get by injection with a needle
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdʒɛktəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inyectable
  • Pat, sometimes I think that injectables are an early treatment provided by regular OB/GYNs, not so much for REs, at least not without lots of monitoring.
  • injectables like Botox
  • treatments include injectables
  • most injectables

There are some injectables which no, no one in the menopause uses.

Examples

  • Many patients prefer injectables over oral medications for faster relief from their symptoms.

  • The doctor recommended several injectables that can help manage diabetes effectively.

  • A variety of injectables is available, and each has its advantages and limitations (table 1).

    Academic text (2004)
  • Essentially, pills and injectables are the primary African contraceptives.

    Academic text (1993)
  • One that is recommended and is quite simple as the use of injectables like Depo Provera, which are very effective at preventing pregnancy.

  • This overcorrection is necessary because almost all injectables have a small aqueous component that will be absorbed 3 to 5 days after injection.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Indeed, it is difficult to envision the practice of laryngology without the armamentarium of injectables currently at our disposal.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The suggested methods were pills, injectables, and condoms delivered by family planning associations, clinics, dispensaries, outreach workers, women's and other community groups.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In the clinic, various injectables are available to treat different medical conditions.

Synonyms

injection
vsinjectable
32 3.0

A liquid medicine put into the body with a needle

is focused on medicines purposely designed to be given by needle
injectant
vsinjectable
  • Specialized
8.4

A medicine or liquid that you put into the body with a needle

is a product made specifically to be given by needle

How Invasive

nip and tuck
1 8.3
injectable
  • Specialized
1 4.6
nonsurgical
1 3.9

Surface Forms

injectable singular
injectables plural

Morphology

injectable = injectable (transparent) = inject + able

The noun use is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'injectable', which itself is transparently built from 'inject' + '-able'.

Etymology

Injectable has the same parts: in- 'into', -ject 'throw', and -able 'can be'. So an injectable is a medicine that is made to be 'put into' the body with a needle, rather than taken as a pill.