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injection

[in-jek-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /
NOUN
introduction into bloodstream
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Montgomery's legal challenges failed to commute her sentence, and she was executed by lethal injection in Indiana in 2021.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Rushing received platelet-rich plasma injection after aggravating the flexor injury a second time while working through a throwing program at the beginning of the month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Instead of transplanting stem cells directly into brain tissue, researchers are developing an endovascular injection approach.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Sales continue to grow for the drug maker’s exclusive semaglutide products — Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes and the Wegovy injection and pill for weight loss.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the case I argued before the Court, we challenged the constitutionality of Alabama's protocols for lethal injection.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In .35% of patients, the injections can cause skin necrosis, the death of cells and body tissues, symptoms of which include pain, discoloration and loss of sensitivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A University of California patent application filed in April 2025 and published in October 2025 describes adding alpha pinene or beta pinene to localized insecticide injections for western drywood termites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

Bass said she has postponed injections for rheumatoid arthritis and an MRI scan because she didn’t have enough to pay the estimate in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Mother, who had learned to give injections from a doctor in Jerusalem, took out the syringe and the needle she owned and boiled them for a long time to purify them.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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