SINCE 1828
auto-injector
noun
au·to-in·ject·or
| \ ˌȯ-tō-in-ˈjek-tər
\
\
variants:
or less commonly autoinjector
Definition of auto-injector
medical
: a device for injecting oneself with a single, preloaded dose of a drug that typically consists of a spring-loaded syringe activated when the device is pushed firmly against the body
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auto-injector
noun
au·to-in·ject·or
| \ ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˌin-ˈjek-tər
\
\
variants:
also autoinjector
Medical Definition of auto-injector
: a device for injecting oneself with a single, preloaded dose of a drug that typically consists of a spring-loaded syringe activated when the device is pushed firmly against the body
Some parents and health officials say epinephrine auto-injectors should be as common in schools as defibrillators are, so immediate help would be available to any student suffering anaphylaxis …— Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, The Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2011
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