injection
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injections
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injections
Britannica Dictionary definition of INJECTION
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the act or process of forcing a liquid medicine or drug into someone or something by using a special needle
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The medicine cannot be taken orally; it must be given/administered by injection.
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Nurses give the injections.
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an injection of a painkiller
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the act or process of forcing a liquid into something
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an engine with fuel injection [=a system that injects fuel directly into the cylinders of an engine]
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injections of fuel
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the addition of something (such as money) that is needed to support something
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The struggling company needed an injection of cash.
