Inject

in-jekf, v. To throw in, dart in. [L. in- jicere, -jectum, fr. in and jacere, to throw.] — Injec'- tion, -jek's hun, n. Act of injecting or throwing in, — applied esp. to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by a syringe, pump, etc.; thing injected, esp., a liquid medicine injected into a cavity of the body. (Anat.) Act of filling the ve els of an animal body with some colored substance, to render visible their figures and ramifications. A preserved part of an animal body, thus injected. (Steam Eng.) Act of throwing cold water into a condenser; cold water thrown into a condenser to produce a vacuum. — Inject'or, n. A person or thing that injects.