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inject Definition

in·ject (in jekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to force or drive (a fluid) into some passage, cavity, or chamber; esp., to introduce or force (a liquid) into some part of the body by means of a syringe, hypodermic needle, etc.
  2. to fill by, or subject to, injection
  3. to introduce (a missing feature, quality, etc.) to inject a note of humor into a story
  4. to interject (a remark, opinion, etc.) as into a discussion

Etymology: < L injectus, pp. of injicere, to throw, cast, or put in < in-, in + jacere, to throw: see jet

inject Related Forms

in·ject′·able adjective

inject Synonyms

inject

v.

  1. To introduce with a syringe

    inoculate, vaccinate, shoot, jab, shoot up*, mainline*, skin-pop*; see also vaccinate.

  2. To include

    insert, interject, force into, introduce, place into, impregnate, implant, imbue, instill, interpolate, infuse, stick in, throw in, add; see also include 2.

inject Usage Examples

Object

  • heroin: People are going out with their dogs, injecting heroin, children are going there to play.
  • insulin: This provides a new source of insulin, which means patients no longer need to inject insulin.
  • anesthetic: The doctor or nurse will inject a local anesthetic to numb the area where the line is to be inserted.
  • dye: Diagnosis: A dye injected into the blood allows the flow through coronary arteries to be viewed by x-ray.
  • venom: Spiders & Scorpions Although most spiders are venomous, very few species are able to penetrate human skin and inject venom.
  • steroid: Cocaine is also sometimes injected and there has been an increase recently in the number of people who inject steroids.

Preposition: through

catheter: Dye is injected through the catheter and down the coronary arteries in turn â X-ray pictures are then taken.

Preposition: into

  • bloodstream: Medicines can also be injected directly into the bloodstream.
  • vein: In the latter technique a contrast agent is injected into an arm vein of the subject.
  • duct: The dye is injected into the duct and the X-ray pictures are taken.
  • cavity: Intraperitoneal Fluid can be injected into the abdominal cavity.
  • embryo: The integrative vector and helper plasmids were both injected into silkworm embryos.
  • muscle: They are taken orally or injected into the muscle.

Modifying Another Word

  • intravenously: Finally, both monkeys were injected intravenously with a compound called MPTP.
  • subcutaneously: A 1 mg blister of EXUBERA gives you about the same insulin dose as 3 IU of subcutaneously injected fast-acting insulin human.
  • accidentally: Suddenly, the Enterprise lurches and McCoy is accidentally injected with a large quantity of the drug.
  • directly: To treat severe symptoms, corticosteroids are injected directly into the affected joint.

Preposition: under

skin: A microchip is a tiny computer chip that is injected under the skin of your cat.

Preposition: with

  • vaccine: In a test of the vaccine using mice, animals were injected first with the vaccine, then 10 days later with anthrax toxin.
  • dose: When I personally retired, the bills were piling up and I was eventually injected with a dose of reality.