French Conversation · Level 70
59 words
French word
injection
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃ʒɛksjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nouninjection
Example
Le médecin prépare l'injection.
The doctor prepares the injection.
More examples
Le vaccin nécessite une petite injection.
The vaccine requires a small injection.
Core concept
A needle provides a controlled passage for a substance from outside the body to inside it.
Common phrases
donner une injection
give an injection
une injection sous-cutanée
a subcutaneous injection
une injection intraveineuse
an intravenous injection
Similar words
piqûre: A colloquial term for an injection.
vaccination: The act of giving a vaccine to help prevent disease.
seringue: A tube and needle used to inject medicine under the skin.
Definition in French
Procédé consistant à introduire par piqûre une substance (médicament, vaccin) dans le corps, le plus souvent au moyen d'une aiguille.
Word origin
The medical noun injection comes from learned Latin injectio, related to injicere, to put in, and retains that inward movement in its meaning.
Usage tips
- Piqûre can also mean an insect bite, while injection specifically identifies the medical act of introducing a substance into the body.
Related words
- injecterinjectverb
- injectableinjectableadjective
- injecteurinjectornoun