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Pronunciation : In*jec"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. injectio : cf.F. injection.]
Definition : 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a?riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. Mayne.

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.

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. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913