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injection
(redirected from Intracytoplasmic sperm injection)

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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.

[Sense 3, in- + (pro)jection.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.injectioninjection - 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)
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

injection
noun 1. vaccination, shot (informal) jab (informal) dose, vaccine, booster, immunization, inoculation
Translations
injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] ninyección f;
to have an injection → ponerse una inyección
injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] inject ninjection f, piqûre f;
to have an injection → se faire faire une piqûre
injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] inject nSpritze f, Injektion f;
to give/have an injection inject → eine Spritze or Injektion geben/bekommen;
an injection of money/funds inject (fig); eine Finanzspritze
injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] niniezione f; puntura;
to have an injection → farsi fare un'iniezione or una puntura


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Excess embryos of good quality can be frozen and cryogenically stored then thawed at a later stage for transfer to the uterus, avoiding the wastage of precious gametes and embryos; * Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)--a single sperm is injected into the cytoplasm of the egg to aid fertilisation.
In intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a single spermatozoon is directly injected into the egg through the oocyte membrane.
] With intracytoplasmic sperm injection, an individual sperm is used to fertilize an individual egg outside of the woman's body.
 
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