injection
Origin of injection
1Other words from injection
- post·in·jec·tion, adjective
- re·in·jec·tion, noun
- su·per·in·jec·tion, noun
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How to use injection in a sentence
Four weeks after the injections, all 20 of the participants had developed the antibodies needed to stave off the infection.
All I had in those days was a monstrous lack of ego which therefore required huge injections of actorly ego and misled people.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTuring was offered the option of two years in prison or oestrogen injections—tantamount to chemical castration.
Oscar's Battle of the Brits: Pals Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne Vie for the Gold | Marlow Stern | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was given the choice of two years in prison or oestrogen injections, tantamount to chemical castration.
Benedict Cumberbatch on 'The Imitation Game,' Homophobia, and How to Combat ISIS | Marlow Stern | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStrap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn.
As we completed our injections, the column stood waiting, but a column of sane men, ready to shed Jivro blood for their revenge.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellTwo more columns of toiling Shinros we liberated with injections, then our supply of fluid was exhausted.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellThey jolted him back to life with stimulant injections and vigorous slaps and resumed working on him.
Security | Poul William AndersonAvoid the use of cold injections as long as any inflammation exists.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art | B. L. HillSerious and fatal mistakes have not unfrequently arisen from the use of injections.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for injection
/ (ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən) /
fluid injected into the body, esp for medicinal purposes
something injected
the act of injecting
the act or process of introducing fluid under pressure, such as fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine
(as modifier): injection moulding
maths a function or mapping for which f(x) = f(y) only if x = y: See also surjection, bijection
Derived forms of injection
- injective, adjective
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Scientific definitions for injection
[ ĭn-jĕk′shən ]
A substance that is introduced into a organism, especially by means of a hypodermic syringe, as a liquid into the veins or muscles of the body.
A function that maps each member of one set (the domain) to exactly one member of another set (the range). Compare bijection surjection.
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