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in·jec·tion
(ĭn-jĕk′shən)n.
1. The act of injecting.
2. Something that is injected, especially a dose of liquid medicine injected into the body.
3. Mathematics A function that is one-to-one.
[Sense 3, in- + (pro)jection.]
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injection
(ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən)n
1. (Medicine) fluid injected into the body, esp for medicinal purposes
2. something injected
3. the act of injecting
4. (Automotive Engineering)
a. the act or process of introducing fluid under pressure, such as fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine
b. (as modifier): injection moulding.
5. (Mathematics) maths a function or mapping for which f(x) = f(y) only if x = y. See also surjection, bijection
inˈjective adj
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in•jec•tion
(ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən)n.
1. the act of injecting.
2. something that is injected.
3. a liquid injected into the body, esp. for medicinal purposes.
4. the process of putting a spacecraft into orbit or some other desired trajectory.
[1535–45; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | injection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure epidural injection - injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia |
2. | injection - any solution that is injected (as into the skin) solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" | |
3. | injection - the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" intradermal injection - an injection into the skin intramuscular injection - an injection into a muscle intravenous injection - an injection into a vein subcutaneous injection - an injection under the skin medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury |
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injection
noun
1. vaccination, shot (informal), jab (informal), dose, vaccine, booster, immunization, inoculation They gave me an injection to help me sleep.
2. introduction, investment, insertion, advancement, dose, infusion, interjection An injection of cash is needed to fund some of these projects.
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Translations
حَقْنحَقْنٌ
injekce
indsprøjtning
ruiskeruiskutusinjektio
injekcija
injekció
suntikan
stunga, sprauta, sprautuskammtur
注射
주사
injekcija
injektionspruta
การฉีดยา
sự tiêm thuốc
injection
[ɪnˈdʒekʃən] N (gen) (Med) → inyección fto give sb an injection → poner or dar una inyección a algn
to have an injection → ponerse una inyección
will I have to have an injection? → ¿me tendrán que poner or dar una inyección?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
injection
[ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] n (lit) → injection f, piqûre f
an insulin injection → une piqûre d'insuline
to have an injection → se faire faire une piqûre
to give sb an injection → faire une piqûre à qn
They gave me an injection to help me sleep → Ils m'ont fait une piqûre pour m'aider à dormir.
by injection → par injection
It has to be given by injection → On doit l'administrer par injection. lethal injection
an insulin injection → une piqûre d'insuline
to have an injection → se faire faire une piqûre
to give sb an injection → faire une piqûre à qn
They gave me an injection to help me sleep → Ils m'ont fait une piqûre pour m'aider à dormir.
by injection → par injection
It has to be given by injection → On doit l'administrer par injection. lethal injection
[money] → injection f
a cash injection of 50 million → une injection de liquidités s'élevant à 50 millions de dollarsin-joke [ˈɪndʒəʊk] n → plaisanterie f pour initiés
a cash injection of 50 million → une injection de liquidités s'élevant à 50 millions de dollarsin-joke [ˈɪndʒəʊk] n → plaisanterie f pour initiés
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
injection
n (= act) → Einspritzung f; (of gas) → Einblasen nt; (= substance injected) → Injektion f, → Spritze f; to give somebody an injection → jdm eine Injektion or Spritze geben; to give something by injection → etw spritzen; the injection of more money into the economy → eine größere Finanzspritze für die Wirtschaft; a £250 million cash injection → eine Finanzspritze von 250 Millionen Pfund; the team needed an injection of new life → die Mannschaft brauchte frisches Blut; injection moulding → Spritzguss m; injection syringe → Injektionsspritze f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
injection
[ɪnˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (Med) → iniezione f, puntura (Tech) (fig) → iniezioneto give sb an injection → fare un'iniezione or una puntura a qn
to have an injection → farsi fare un'iniezione or una puntura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inject
(inˈdʒekt) verb to force (a liquid etc) into the body of (a person) by means of a needle and syringe. The doctor injected the antibiotic into her arm; He has to be injected twice daily with an antibiotic.
inˈjection (-ʃən) nounThe medicine was given by injection; She has regular injections of insulin.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
injection
→ حَقْنٌ injekce indsprøjtning Injektion ένεση inyección ruiske injection injekcija iniezione 注射 주사 injectie injeksjon zastrzyk injeção инъекция spruta การฉีดยา enjeksiyon sự tiêm thuốc 注射Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
in·jec·tion
n. inyección, acción de inyectar una droga o líquido en el cuerpo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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injection
n inyección f; The nurse will give you an injection..La enfermera le va a poner una inyección.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.