injection
pronunciation
How to pronounce injection in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʒekʃn]
How to pronounce injection in American English:
US [ɪnˈdʒekʃn]
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- 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
Word Origin
- injection (n.)
- "forcing a fluid into a body" (with a syringe, etc.), early 15c., from Middle French iniection (14c.) or directly from Latin iniectionem (nominative iniectio), noun of action from past participle stem of inicere (see inject).
Example
- 1. Dr yabe calls his approach the magnesium injection cycle .
- 2. That would give their offspring an injection of fresh genes .
- 3. If that goes well , injection trials will start in october .
- 4. A month after the injection , the animals have regained their sense of balance .
- 5. But the injection of bank credit adds another crucial and disruptive element .