Definition of injuction
1. injection [ n ] the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
Used in print:(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)
Gas injection through a porous anode ( transpiration cooling ) not_only feeds_back the energy transferred to the anode by the above mentioned processes , but also modifies the conditions in the arc itself .
(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)
Such a dual derivation was strikingly demonstrated during the injection process where initial filling would be noted to occur in several isolated pleural vessels at_once .
In criticism of the latter 's views , his conclusions were based upon dog lung injection studies in which all_of the vascular channels were first filled with a solution under pressure and then were injected with various sized colored particles designed to stop at the arteriolar level .
(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)
On_the_other_hand , the temporary reduction in hypothalamic excitability through the injection of a barbiturate into the posterior hypothalamus causes a lessening in frequency and amplitude of cortical strychnine spikes until the hypothalamic excitability is restored .
Synonyms injection Related Terms insertion epidural_injection inject2. injection [ n ] any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Synonyms injectant injection Related Terms solution inject3. injection [ n ] the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
Examples:
"the nurse gave him a flu shot"
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