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

First Known Use of auto-injector

1905

in the meaning defined above

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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