inject
verb [T] (DRUG) /ɪnˈdʒekt/Definition
› to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person's body: Phil's a diabetic and has to inject himself with insulin every day.Administering drugs and medicines
(Definition of inject verb (DRUG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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