reinjection
noun[CorU]
(alsore-injection)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/reinjectionnoun[C or U](LIQUID)
theactof putting aliquidorgasbacksomewhere,especiallyliquidinto a person'sbodyusing aneedleandsyringe(=smalltube):
Thecellsweretreatedand thentransferredto aplasticsyringefor reinjection.
Thetreatmentinvolvesthewithdrawaland re-injection ofblood.
Some of thewaterissentbackundergroundusing a reinjectionprocess.
- Naturalgascan be used for reinjection intooilfieldstoboostproduction.
- Theeffectof thedrugwearsoff overtimeandpatientsoftenrequirea re-injection.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
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Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
reinjectionnoun[C or U](SOMETHING LOST)
theactof putting something that had beenlostorremovedback into asituationorprocess:
What thiscountryneedsis a re-injection oftraditionalideas.
Herspeechprovidedawelcomereinjection ofhumourinto theproceedings.
- He said thereneededto be a reinjection ofmoralityintosociety.
- Thecityhas beenrevivedby a reinjection ofcapital.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- seed
- spark