instillment

Examples

• All

• The doctor performed an instillment of medication into the patient's eye.

• The instillment of medication into the child's ear relieved the infection.

• Modern devices automate the instillment of nutrients into intravenous lines.

• Regular instillments of the solution are necessary for treatment.

• Proper instillment techniques are crucial for administering certain eye drops.

• Modern devices automate the instillment of nutrients into intravenous lines.

• The instillment of medication into the child's ear relieved the infection.

Synonyms

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injection

vsinstillment

47 3.4

Putting a liquid into something using pressure, for example fuel into an engine

introduces liquid slowly drop by drop rather than forcefully

I

infusion

vsinstillment

23 5.1

A new supply of money or ideas that helps something grow

means literal slow liquid addition, not adding qualities or influences

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introduction

vsinstillment

3 2.7

Putting something inside something else

focuses on slow drop by drop liquid placement rather than any insertion

I

instilment

vsinstillment

• UK

9.6

Putting small drops of medicine into a place like the ear or eye

has identical meaning but uses the other spelling form

I

instillation

vsinstillment

• Specialized

8.4

Putting liquid drop by drop into a body part like an eye or ear

is more general and not limited to body parts or cavities

How Gradual

infusion

• Specialized

16 5.5

instillment

• Specialized

9.1

pouring

1.3

bolus

• Specialized

9 8.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology