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in⋅ject

  [in-jekt]
–verb (used with object)
1. to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.
2. to introduce (something new or different): to inject humor into a situation.
3. to introduce arbitrarily or inappropriately; intrude.
4. to interject (a remark, suggestion, etc.), as into conversation.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < L injectus ptp. of in(j)icere to throw in, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -jec- (comb. form of jac- throw) + -tus ptp. suffix
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inject.

 
(in prescriptions) an injection.
Origin:
< L injectiō
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in·ject   (ĭn-jěkt')   
tr.v.   in·ject·ed, in·ject·ing, in·jects

  1. To force or drive (a fluid) into something: inject fuel into an engine cylinder; inject air into a liquid mixture.

    1. Medicine To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part, especially by means of a syringe.

    2. To treat by means of injection: injected the patient with digitalis.

  3. To introduce into conversation or consideration: tried to inject a note of humor into the negotiations.

  4. To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.


[Latin inicere, iniect-, to throw in : in-, in; see in-2 + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
in·jec'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

inject 
1601, from L. injectus, pp. of injicere "to throw in or on," from in- "in" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Injection "forcing a fluid into a body" (with a syringe, etc.) is recorded from 1541.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ject
Pronunciation: in-'jekt
Function: transitive verb
1 : to force a fluid into (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) for preserving,hardening, or coloring structures
2 : to introduce (as by injection or gravity flow) a fluid into (a living body) especially for the purpose of restoring fluid balance, treatingnutritional deficiencies or disease, or relieving pain; also : to treat (an individual) with injections
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inject in·ject (ĭn-jěkt')
v. in·ject·ed, in·ject·ing, in·jects

  1. To introduce a substance, such as a drug or vaccine, into a body part.

  2. To treat by means of injection.

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