Injection - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈdʒekʃn|  American pronunciation of the word injection
Brit.  |ɪnˈdʒekʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word injection

noun

- the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
- any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe (syn: shot)

Extra examples

The medicine cannot be taken orally; it must be given by injection.

The struggling company needed an injection of cash.

The nurse gave me a tetanus injection.

The children hate having injections.

The only sure treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.

Our local football club may fold unless it gets a cash injection.

...the injection only smarted for a moment...

...the injection left a small stab on her upper arm...

He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.

...the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection...

The patient was given an injection to induce anesthesia.

...preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain...

The nurse is coming to give you an injection.

The doctor anesthetized the patient by an intravenous injection.

She revived after the doctor gave her an injection

Word forms

noun
singular: injection
plural: injections
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