Synonyms for
Injection
Definition
Injection means the act of introducing a liquid or medicine into the body using a needle or syringe.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- intramuscular injection
- intravenous injection
- subcutaneous injection
- flu injection
- pain injection
- drug injection
- vaccine injection
Word family
Usage note
In a medical context, 'injection' refers to the act of administering a substance via a needle. Be mindful of the specific type of injection (e.g., intramuscular, intravenous) when discussing medical procedures.
Example sentences
- The nurse gave me an injection to help me feel better.
- I am afraid of getting an injection at the doctor's office.
- The doctor gave her an injection to help her fight off the flu.
- After the injection, I felt much better.
- She received an injection of insulin to control her diabetes.
Quotes
Medicine is not a science; it is empiricism founded on a network of blunders, a big document and little wit. Our task is to scrutinize it vigilantly and ruthlessly, to attack it with all the weapons of doubt.
I have always believed that the injection of humor into public discourse has the effect of improving the tone of debate.
If you don't like needles, you're going to have trouble in life. They give you injections for everything.