injection
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- noun
- /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
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inyección
- And then they went over what the protocol said for the injection of the virus.
- administer the injection
- intramuscular injection
- subcutaneous injection
I'm going to have these blood thinning injections, not fun.
- I'm going to have these blood thinning injections, not fun.
- So then they gave me this injection in my thigh.
- Your doctor might give you steroid injections or steroid pills.
- But the act of like the actual like, injection, it hurts.
- And then they go time for injections, lay down.
- I get a subdermal injection right here.
- We pick each fish up and give it an injection, you know, when it's a small fish.
- So what is the experience of of getting estrogen injections like how does that change how you feel?
- That's things like fever or severe fatigue after the injection.
- Literally looks like I just got injections.
- The other good news is that I don't have to have blood thinning injections.
- And Matt takes the one a day pill and every year I'm like, can't you get an injection or something?
- But but yeah, I had the injections and yeah they were pretty.
- I was on mad tablets injections and like.
Examples
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She's so good about having her insulin injections and testing her blood sugar levels.
Academic text (2012) -
I need to give him another injection.
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To be safe, approximately 3 1/2 hours from the time of your last injection.
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So then they gave me this injection in my thigh.
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I get a subdermal injection right here.
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That's an injection that we're going to do on you.
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The tests were administered before the first injection and each subsequent weekly injection.
Academic text (2008) -
Practice nurses give a variety of different injections by the injectable route.
Academic text (2012) -
Patients experienced mild discomfort during injection and in the immediate post-injection period.
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I need to give him another injection of the vaccine to ensure he is protected.
Synonyms
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2.5
An injection of a medicine or vaccine with a needle
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3.8
A small tube used to give fluid or medicine directly into a vein
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2.7
A quick injection with a needle, often for a vaccine
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4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
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4.2
A shot given into a muscle to get medicine into the body quickly
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5.1
A way to give medicine under the skin into the fat layer
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3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
A system that sprays small drops of fuel directly into an engine's cylinders to help the engine run better
- Specialized
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4.1
A part of a car engine that sprays small drops of fuel into the cylinders
- Specialized
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4.1
To put liquid medicine directly into a vein through a needle
- Specialized
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3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
- Specialized
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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 Invasive
- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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4.2
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2.7
- Specialized
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5.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Injection comes from in- ('into') and ject ('throw'), the same root behind inject and eject, giving a picture of 'putting into' with force. That's why an injection can mean a nurse or doctor pushing medicine 'into' the body with a syringe, like giving a quick shot.