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in⋅jec⋅tion

  [in-jek-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of injecting.
2. something that is injected.
3. a liquid injected into the body, esp. for medicinal purposes, as a hypodermic or an enema.
4. state of being hyperemic or bloodshot.
5. Mathematics. a one-to-one function.
6. Also called insertion. Aerospace. the process of putting a spacecraft into orbit or some other desired trajectory.
Origin:
1535–45; < L injectiōn- (s. of injectiō). See inject, -ion
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Main Entry: in·jec·tion
Pronunciation: in-'jek-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act or an instance of injecting a drug or othersubstance into the body b : a solution (as of a drug) intended for injection (as by catheter or hypodermic syringe) either under or through the skin or into the tissues, a vein, or abody cavity c : an act or process of injecting vessels or tissues; also : a specimen prepared by injection
2 : the state of being injected : CONGESTION —see CIRCUMCORNEALINJECTION
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injection in·jec·tion (ĭn-jěk'shən)
n.

  1. The act of injecting a substance into a tissue, vessel, canal, or organ.

  2. Something that is injected, especially a dose of liquid medicine injected into the body.

  3. Congestion or hyperemia.

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injection   (ĭn-jěk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

  2. 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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