injection

[US]/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/
[UK]/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of forcing a liquid medicine or drug into someone's body using a needle

Phrases & Collocations

insulin injection

painful injection

injection molding

water injection

injection mold

injection mould

injection molding machine

fuel injection

injection moulding

injection pressure

steam injection

gas injection

injection well

injection rate

injection machine

coal injection

injection pump

fuel injection system

injection water

powder injection

intravenous injection

direct injection

Example Sentences

an injection in the buttock

an injection of capital was needed.

execution by lethal injection;

The morphine was administered by injection.

an injection against whooping cough

receive an injection every three days

"A slight prick, and the injection was over."

Injections of vitamin C are obviously advantageous.

The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.

a regimen of one or two injections per day.

Injection-minded rotor magmata are available for clients.

We need an injection of new blood with fresh ideas.

The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.

Where's the baby which needs injection?

Those drugs are given by injection as well as through the mouth.

The effects of injector temperature, injection speed and post injection needle residence time were investigated for splitless injection.

Giving every patient an annual anti-flu injection would be prohibitively expensive.

he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed.

also can not arbitrarily oxytocic injection so as to avoid serious consequences.

Real-world Examples

They brainwashed the small kids and gave them injections.

Source: VOA Standard February 2015 Collection

Most of these drugs require weekly injections.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

Type 1 diabetes have to use insulin injections.

Source: American English dialogue

Another drug made by Novo Nordisk, Wegovy, is a weekly injection.

Source: VOA Special April 2023 Collection

The fastest route, though, is direct injection into the blood.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

The vaccination procedure required two injections with an interval of 21 days.

Source: CRI Online June 2021 Collection

His vastly ambitious project to transform Saudi Arabia economically needs a big injection of cash.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2019

His mother has been giving him the injection every day for the past two years.

Source: VOA Special January 2019 Collection

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has received an injection of coronavirus vaccine produced by China's Sinopharm.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

But the drug is only recommended for high-risk babies and requires monthly injections.

Source: VOA Special July 2023 Collection

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