injection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
Types & categories
- intromission hypernym
- epidural injection hyponym
Related & opposite
- inject derivation
Sense 2 noun
any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Types & categories
- solution hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
the nurse gave him a flu shot
Types & categories
- medical care hypernym
- intradermal injection hyponym
- intramuscular injection hyponym
- intravenous injection hyponym
- subcutaneous injection hyponym
Related & opposite
- inject derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inject |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | intromission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epidural injection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inject |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inject |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | solution |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inject |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | medical care |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | intradermal injection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | intramuscular injection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | intravenous injection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | subcutaneous injection |