AUTOINJECTOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid

Example:

United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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