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autoinjector

au·toin·jec·tor

uncommon

noun

1.

a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid

  • “United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning”

Origin

From auto- + injector.

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