Injection Meaning
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of injecting, or something that is injected.
nounA specimen prepared by injection.
Sentence Examples
He had an injection prior to the operation.
I tremble with fear at the thought of an injection.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient received a flu ____ at the clinic to prevent illness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a sharp pinch when the nurse gave him the ____ for his annual flu protection today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French injection, from Latin iniectio. The mathematical sense is from French injection, introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in their treatise Éléments de mathématique. Equivalent to inject + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For some indications in PET imaging, it is necessary for radiopharmaceutical injections to be administered contralaterally or pedally to the disease process"
— 2010, Paul Shreve, David W. Townsend, Clinical PET-CT in Radiology: Integrated Imaging in Oncology, →ISBN, page 78:
"It had been determined that one of the whip turnstile antennas had broken off from Explorer 1 shortly after injection into orbit, so these were eliminated."
— 2015, Henry L. Richter, America's Leap Into Space:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient received a flu ____ at the clinic to prevent illness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a sharp pinch when the nurse gave him the ____ for his annual flu protection today.