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injection

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceiijnnotStarts with IEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French injection, from Latin iniectio. The mathematical sense is from French injection, introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in their treatise Éléments de mathématique. Equivalent to inject + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • For some indications in PET imaging, it is necessary for radiopharmaceutical injections to be administered contralaterally or pedally to the disease process
  • The troubled business received a much-needed cash injection.
  • a SQL injection exploit allowing a malicious user to modify a database query

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