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injection
[ in-jek-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of injecting.
- something that is injected.
- a liquid injected into the body, especially for medicinal purposes, as a hypodermic or an enema.
- state of being hyperemic or bloodshot.
- Mathematics. a one-to-one function.
- Also called insertion. Aerospace. the process of putting a spacecraft into orbit or some other desired trajectory.
injection
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
- 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
injection
/ ĭ-ĕ′ə /
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzi·tDz adjective
- i·tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of injection1
Example Sentences
Staff carried out some medical interventions for a few days to make the baby more resilient - including injections of steroids for his lungs.
A man in his 30s has overdosed in the "using space" – a room in the Glasgow facility where nurses supervise injections in eight booths.
The ECB is retaining control of The Hundred competition, but sold stakes in the teams to provide a cash injection to the game in this country.
It can be treated with a single injection of antibiotics, although a small number of treatment-resitant cases have been found in the UK.
A kind doctor helped us with one injection but we needed three more.
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