Found 3 items, similar to injection.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: injection injeksi, suntikan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: injection injection n 1: the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure 2: any solution that is injected (as into the skin) [syn: injectant] 3: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; “the nurse gave him a flu shot” [syn: shot]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Injection Injection \In*jec"tion\, n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.] 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid inserted thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. --Mayne. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) (a) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance. (b) A specimen prepared by injection. [1913 Webster] 4. (Steam Eng.) (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum. (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser. [1913 Webster] Injection cock, or Injection valve (Steam Eng.), the cock or valve through which cold water is admitted into a condenser. Injection condenser. See under Condenser. Injection pipe, the pipe through which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine. fuel injection, a method of inserting fuel into internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the piston cycle; in contrast to carburetion, in which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward stroke of the piston. [1913 Webster +PJC]