injection
47
3.4
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
:
inyección
- The mice were monitored for 21 days after injection and were euthanized when signs of encephalitis were evident.
- injection molding
- injection point
- fuel injection
As far as stratospheric sulfur dioxide injection, that's no.
- As far as stratospheric sulfur dioxide injection, that's no.
- That actually effectively doubled their earnings from that one in, in, in injection of cash.
- And aerosol injections remains the winner.
- But I guess you can't fight the, you know, injection of it, but you can, I guess fight the effects.
- That said, some of the things like that does give you like an added injection of like passion and a reminder of why you're doing what you're doing.
- The surprise it's, you know, that injection of randomness seems to be a seems to be a nice source of.
Examples
-
You can also get Botox injections to stop excessive sweating.
-
She received an injection to protect her from the flu virus.
-
All patients were followed for a minimum of two years from injection. RESULTS
Academic text (2012) -
Do we think the lip injection has worked?
-
Failure rates were low in both groups and were usually controlled with additional injections. Discussion
Academic text (2008) -
We treated 54 of the 57 patients with percutaneous sclerosing injections of 95% ethanol; 26 received staged injections.
Academic text (1998) -
The doctor explained that the injection would help reduce her pain.
-
After the injection, he felt an immediate relief from his symptoms.
Synonyms
15
4.2
The act of putting something into another thing
3
2.7
Putting something inside something else
1
4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
1
5.1
A way to give medicine under the skin into the fat layer
1
3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
1
6.7
A way to put a very small amount of liquid into a single cell using a very thin needle
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.6
A system that sprays small drops of fuel directly into an engine's cylinders to help the engine run better
- Specialized
1
4.1
A part of a car engine that sprays small drops of fuel into the cylinders
- Specialized
1
4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
- Specialized
1
3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
- Specialized
1
4.2
A shot given into a muscle to get medicine into the body quickly
- Specialized
An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
- Specialized
A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
- Specialized
A system that adds nitrous oxide to an engine to make it more powerful
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Injection comes from the parts in- ('into') and ject ('throw'), the same ject you see in eject and project, which gives the image of 'throwing into'. So injection can mean forcefully putting a liquid or fuel 'into' a machine or system, which fits modern uses like fuel or dye injection.