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AUTOINJECTOR
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid
Example:
United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("autoinjector" is a kind of...):
hypo; hypodermic; hypodermic syringe (a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections)