Tra từ injection - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·jec·tion [injection injections] BrE [ɪnˈdʒekʃn] NAmE [ɪnˈdʒekʃn] noun
1. countable, uncountable an act of injecting sb with a drug or other substance
•to give sb an injection
•He was treated with penicillin injections.
•An anaesthetic was administered by injection.
•daily injections of insulin
2. countable a large sum of money that is spent to help improve a situation, business, etc
•The theatre faces closure unless it gets an urgent cash injection.
3. uncountable, countable an act of forcing liquid into sth
•a fuel injection system

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin injectio(n-), from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’

jacere ‘throw’.

Collocations:
Illnesses
Becoming ill
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
have a heart attack/a stroke
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
examine a patient
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease

Example Bank:
•Both groups received a second injection with the same solution.
•Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection?
•He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself with a shovel.
•In some US states execution is by lethal injection.
•The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.
•The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital.
•The infrastrucure requires a massive cash injection.
•The rats received a daily injection of the drug.
•They gave her an injection to stop the pain.
•a 2-litre direct injection engine
•a cash injection from the Belgian state
•an injection against whooping cough
•an injection into the vein
•an injection of cash into the economy
•injections for diabetes
•plastic light fittings produced by injection moulding