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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautoinjetor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: awtowĩʒeˈtoɾ
"O autoinjetor deve ser aplicado na coxa."
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A medical device designed to deliver a pre-measured dose of a drug, commonly used for emergency self-administration of epinephrine during severe allergic reactions.
"She always carries an auto-injector in her bag in case of a sudden peanut allergy attack." - 2
A spring-loaded syringe mechanism used in military or clinical environments to quickly inject antidotes or vaccines through clothing.
"Soldiers are trained to use the auto-injector immediately if exposed to specific chemical agents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern medical compound formed from the combining form 'auto-' (derived from Greek 'autos' meaning 'self') and 'injector' (from Latin 'injectus', past participle of 'injicere', meaning 'to throw in'). Coined in the latter half of the 20th century, it describes a medical device designed for self-administration of measured doses of particular drugs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Auto-injector" is said worldwide
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auto-injecteur
Transliteration: otokɥizœʁ
"Il a dû utiliser son auto-injecteur immédiatement."
Autoinjektor
Transliteration: ˈaʊtoʔɪnˌjɛktaʁ
"Der Autoinjektor rettet Leben bei anaphylaktischen Schocks."
autoiniettore
Transliteration: awtowinˈjɛttoːre
"Porta sempre con sé l'autoiniettore."
autoinyector
Transliteration: awtowinˈʝektoɾ
"El autoinyector es fácil de usar en emergencias."
autoinjetor
Transliteration: awtowĩʒeˈtoɾ
"O autoinjetor deve ser aplicado na coxa."
ऑटो-इंजेक्टर
Transliteration: oto-injekṭar
"आपात स्थिति में ऑटो-इंजेक्टर का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
自动注射器
Transliteration: zìdòng zhùshèqì
"严重过敏时需立即使用自动注射器。"
자동 주사기
Transliteration: jadong jusagi
"응급 상황을 대비해 자동 주사기를 소지하세요."
自動注射器
Transliteration: jidō chūshaki
"アナフィラキシーの際には自動注射器を使います。"
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