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in·jec·tion  (n-jkshn)

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.

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[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. (Engineering / 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

injective  adj

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injection  (n-jkshn)

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). Compare bijectionsurjection

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	injection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another 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) injectant 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" 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

injection [ɪnˈdʒekʃən] N (gen) (Med) → inyección f
to 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?

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injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃ^ən] 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

[money] → injection f
a cash injection of $50 million → une injection de liquidités s'élevant à 50 millions de dollars
in-joke [ˈɪndʒəʊk] n → plaisanterie f pour initiés

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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

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injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (Med) → iniezione f, puntura (Tech) (fig) → iniezione
to give sb an injection → fare un'iniezione or una puntura a qn
to have an injection → farsi fare un'iniezione or una puntura

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injection → حقن injekce indsprøjtning Injektion ένεση inyección ruiske injection injekcija iniezione 注射 주사 injectie injeksjon zastrzyk injeção, injecção инъекция spruta การฉีดยา enjeksiyon sự tiêm thuốc 注射