epipen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Genericization of the trademark EpiPen, presumably a blend of epinephrine + pen, from being a pen-sized device used to inject epinephrine.
Noun
[edit]epipen (plural epipens)
- (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.
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[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- EpiPen (brand-name epinephrine autoinjector)
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Further reading
[edit]epinephrine autoinjector on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:epinephrine autoinjector on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons