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Definition of Injection

1. Noun. The forceful insertion of a substance under pressure.

2. Noun. Any solution that is injected (as into the skin).

3. Noun. The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe. "The nurse gave him a flu shot"

Definition of Injection

1. n. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aëriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

Definition of Injection

1. Noun. The act of injecting, or something that is injected. ¹

2. Noun. (context: specifically medicine) Something injected subcutaneously, intravenously, or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle. ¹

3. Noun. (set theory) A function that maps distinct x in the domain to distinct y in the codomain; formally, a ''f'': ''X'' → ''Y'' such that f(a) = f(b) implies a = b for any a, b in the domain. ¹

4. Noun. (mathematics) A relation on sets ''(X,Y)'' that associates each element of ''Y'' with at most one element of ''X''. ¹

5. Noun. (figuratively) The addition of money to someone, or to a business. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Injection

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Injection

1. The act of forcing a liquid into a part, as into the subcutaneous tissues, the vascular tree or an organ. Compare: infusion. Origin: L. Injectio, from inicere = to throw into This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Injection

inits inject injectability injectable injectables injectant injectants injectate injectates injected

injecter injectibility injectible injectibles injecting injection injection flask injection molding injections injective

injectively injectiveness injectivities injectivity injector injectors injects injellied injellies

Literary usage of Injection

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"On the Disappearance of the Leucocytes from the Blood, after Injection of Peptone. ... As is well known, the injection of a solution of peptone into the ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"The day following the injection there was a moderate but distinct improvement in the joint symptoms. Later on, because of a limited supply of proteose, ..."

3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"The treatment was as follows: First injection, November 23d, 2 doses of 3 cc. each of 13 days cord; second injection, November 24th, 2 doses of 3 cc. each ..."

4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1898)
"Pressure before injection of extract of the infundibular body = 10(1 mms. Hg. Greatest pressure after injection of extract of the infundibular body = 158 ..."

5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1884)
"It causes no local irritation at the point of injection, and the completeness of the absorption is seen by the fact that when the point of injection is ..."

6. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1915)
"Serum control, 0 Typhoid substrate, 0 Serum + typhoid, 0 Injection of SO thousand million killed, sensitized typhoid "Rawlings" intraperitoneally. ..."

7. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1908)
"A Case of Instant Loss of Vision in the Right Eye Following Paraffin Injection for Nasal Deformity. DR. LEE MAIDMENT KURD reported this case. ..."

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