Epipen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epipen is a noun meaning (medicine) An epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjector. A device designed to ease the symptoms of anaphylaxis/anaphylactic shock, so as to save the life of the victim of the extreme allergic reaction, by injecting a dose of adrenaline/epinephrine through a spring-loaded needle that punches into the tissue it is triggered against.
Meaning
(medicine) An epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjector. A device designed to ease the symptoms of anaphylaxis/anaphylactic shock, so as to save the life of the victim of the extreme allergic reaction, by injecting a dose of adrenaline/epinephrine through a spring-loaded needle that punches into the tissue it is triggered against.
Word Forms
- epipens
- epi-pen
- epi pen
- Epi-Pen
- Epi Pen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epinephrin, auto-injector, isoprenalin, epinine, isoprenaline, autoinjector.
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