Definitions

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  • noun A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.

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  • noun a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid

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Examples

  • But you must talk with your physician about the autoinjector; you need to ensure it's readily available, on hand, and replaced before its expiration date, or it might not help you when you need it the most.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • But you must talk with your physician about the autoinjector; you need to ensure it's readily available, on hand, and replaced before its expiration date, or it might not help you when you need it the most.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • But you must talk with your physician about the autoinjector; you need to ensure it's readily available, on hand, and replaced before its expiration date, or it might not help you when you need it the most.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • With shaking hands, Annie ripped off the gray top of the autoinjector.

    The God Hater Bill Myers 2010

  • She looked at the autoinjector in her hand, then to her son, then to Nicholas.

    The God Hater Bill Myers 2010

  • Right now it's making a copy of the mould used for one of PA's latest inventions - the SmartJect, the world's first pre-filled, disposable autoinjector, allowing the patient to inject himself without ever having to look at, let alone touch, a needle.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • The clinical study will evaluate several dose strengths of VIBEX MTX delivered with a proprietary autoinjector versus conventional needle and syringe administration by a healthcare professional.

    unknown title 2011

  • First of all, on the gross margin commentary on BYDUREON, can you give us a sense what the gross margins are going to be before and after the autoinjector introduction, what does the autoinjector contribute?

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Medical has raised £492k in an over-subscribed seed funding round to advance the development of its novel autoinjector and pre-filled syringe technology.

    East of England Business News 2010

  • First of all, on the gross margin commentary on BYDUREON, can you give us a sense what the gross margins are going to be before and after the autoinjector introduction, what does the autoinjector contribute?

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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