To introduce into the body; denoting a fluid forced beneath the skin or into a blood vessel. SEE ALSO: injection. [L. injicio, to throw in]
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International Joint Efficacy Comparison of Thrombolytics [trial]; International Joint Evaluation of Coronary Thrombolysis [trial]
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in·ject in-'jekt vt
1) to force a fluid into (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) for preserving, hardening, or coloring structures
2) to introduce (as by injection or gravity flow) a fluid into (a living body) esp. for the purpose of restoring fluid balance, treating nutritional deficiencies or disease, or relieving pain also to treat (an individual) with injections
Medical dictionary. 2011.