| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving |
aeroembolism
,
air embolism
,
gas embolism
|
| injection vial holding liquid |
ampoule
,
ampul
,
ampule
|
| small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
ampoule
,
ampul
,
ampule
,
phial
,
vial
|
| hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance |
anaphylaxis
|
| series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
angiocardiogram
|
| X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
angiogram
|
| roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram |
angiography
|
| X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium |
arthrogram
|
| roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram |
arthrography
|
| injection, additional dose |
booster
|
| regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia |
caudal anaesthesia
,
caudal anesthesia
,
caudal block
|
| injection of medicine into rectum |
clyster
,
colonic
,
enema
|
| injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes |
clyster
,
enema
|
| narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush |
diacetylmorphine
,
heroin
|
| local anesthetic that is administered by injection |
dibucaine
|
| injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia |
epidural injection
|
| regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery |
epidural
,
epidural anaesthesia
,
epidural anesthesia
|
| something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug |
fix
|
| viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products) |
hepatitis C
|
| syringe, skin-injection |
hypodermic
|
