Meaning & use
injection
The act of forcing a liquid into the body or another substance using a needle or syringe.
See it in a sentence
The doctor gave the patient an injection to relieve the pain quickly.
The government announced a large cash injection to support struggling hospitals.
A note on using this word
In everyday speech, shot is the more common informal word for a medical injection.
Words with a similar meaning
shot
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A sudden addition of money or resources into a system or organization.
The struggling company survived thanks to a timely cash injection.
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