- [countable, uncountable] an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance
- to give somebody an injection
- He was treated with penicillin injections.
- daily injections of insulin
- An anaesthetic was administered by injection.
- In some US states execution is by lethal injection.
WordfinderCollocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec1- Both groups received a second injection with the same solution.
- Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection?
- He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself with a shovel.
- The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.
- The rats received a daily injection of the drug.
- They gave her an injection to stop the pain.
- an injection against whooping cough
- an injection into the vein
- injections for diabetes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- intramuscular
- intravenous
- painkilling
- …
- have
- administer
- give somebody
- …
- by injection
- injection against
- injection for
- …
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- [countable] a large sum of money that is spent to help improve a situation, business, etc.
- The theatre faces closure unless it gets an urgent cash injection.
Extra Examples- The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital.
- The infrastructure requires a massive cash injection.
- a cash injection from the Belgian state
- an injection of cash into the economy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- substantial
- much-needed
- …
- need
- require
- give something
- …
- injection from
- injection into
- an injection of capital, cash, resources, etc.
- [uncountable, countable] an act of forcing a liquid or other substance into something
- a 2-litre direct injection engine
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin injectio(n-), from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’ + jacere ‘throw’.
Check pronunciation:
injection