1. Noun
The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.
2. Noun
That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema.
3. Noun
The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance.
4. Noun
A specimen prepared by injection.
5. Noun
The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.
6. Noun
The cold water thrown into a condenser.
7. Noun
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
8. Noun
any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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