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injection

[ in-jek-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of injecting.
  2. something that is injected.
  3. a liquid injected into the body, especially 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.


injection

/ ɪˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. fluid injected into the body, esp for medicinal purposes
  2. something injected
  3. the act of injecting
    1. the act or process of introducing fluid under pressure, such as fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine
    2. ( as modifier )

      injection moulding

  4. maths a function or mapping for which f( x ) = f( y ) only if x = y See also surjection bijection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

injection

/ ĭ-ĕə /

  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).
  3. Compare bijection
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳پ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzi·tDz adjective
  • i·tDz noun
  • p··tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of injection1

First recorded in 1535–45, injection is from the Latin word 𳦳پō- (stem of 𳦳پō ). See inject, -ion
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Example Sentences

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Staff carried out some medical interventions for a few days to make the baby more resilient - including injections of steroids for his lungs.

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A man in his 30s has overdosed in the "using space" – a room in the Glasgow facility where nurses supervise injections in eight booths.

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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.

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It can be treated with a single injection of antibiotics, although a small number of treatment-resitant cases have been found in the UK.

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A kind doctor helped us with one injection but we needed three more.

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