See Also: neurocristopathy(medicine)

injection (oh) and neurocristopathy (medicine)


injection (oh)



[U and C] an act of putting a drug into someone's body using a special needle
-see also shot shot
::The nurse gave me a tetanus injection .
injection of
::an injection of insulin
::The children hate having injections.
::The only sure treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.
[C] an addition of money to something in order to improve it
injection of
::a massive injection of public funds
::Our local Football club may fold unless it gets a cash injection .
[U and C] the act of forcing a liquid into something
::a fuel injection system

neurocristopathy (medicine)


neurocristopathy
Developmental anomaly of the neural crest manifested by abnormal development and tumours of the neural axis.

Origin: neuro-+ L. Crista, crest, + G. Pathos, suffering