injected

Shot into tissue

Injected is the past tense of inject, meaning to force fluid into something, typically with a syringe: The nurse injected the vaccine into her arm.

By extension, to inject is to introduce something into a situation: He injected humor into the conversation, The government injected cash into the failing bank.

In computing, code injection refers to inserting malicious commands into a program.

medical

syringe

Medical injection tool

  • needlePointed implement for sewing
  • veinVessel toward heart
  • IVVein-delivered medication method

drip · infusion · saline · catheter · tourniquet · bloodstream · intramuscular · subcutaneous · intravenous · dose

vaccine

immunization

Protective medical injection

shot · jab · dose · antigen · adjuvant · immunity · preventive · prophylaxis · flu shot · HPV

influence

introduced

Made formally acquainted

instilled · implanted · embedded · added · incorporated · forced · imposed · thrust · pushed · propaganda

molding

plastic

Capable of being molded

  • resinViscous plant secretion
  • polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
  • moldForm-giving container

cast · molten · nozzle · pressure · extrusion · thermoplastic · pellets · cavity · runner · gate

contamination

polluted

Made impure by contaminants

poisoned · corrupted · infected · impure · toxic · laced · spiked · tarnished · spoiled · fouled

Categories
Opposites
method of introduction/administration

injectedswallowed

Passed through throat

ingested · oral · inhaled · topical · absorbed

presence/removal

injectedextracted

Removed from source

withdrawn · removed · drained · aspirated · drawn out

spontaneity/naturalness

injectednatural

Not artificially produced

organic · innate · endogenous · native

Phrases
Family

inject, injection, injecting, injects, injector, injectable, injectables, reinjection, reinjected

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG