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AUTOINJECTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autoinjector mean?
• AUTOINJECTOR (noun)
The noun AUTOINJECTOR has 1 sense:
1. a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid
Familiarity information: AUTOINJECTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning
Hypernyms ("autoinjector" is a kind of...):
hypo; hypodermic; hypodermic syringe (a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections)
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