injectable
/ɪnˈdʒek.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʒek.tə.bəl/ (ame, ipa)
injectable — adjective
- injectablepositive
- more injectablecomparative
- most injectablesuperlative
1. made for delivery through a needle instead of being swallowed or rubbed onto the
made for delivery through a needle instead of being swallowed or rubbed onto the skin
The clinic switched to an injectable antibiotic when Mei could not keep tablets down.
injectable + medicine; contrast with tablets
Doctors gave Karim an injectable painkiller before setting the broken wrist.
give + person + injectable + drug
This hormone is available in both tablet and injectable form.
Linh asked whether the flu treatment was injectable or meant to be taken by mouth.
The vet chose an injectable vaccine for the stray puppy at the shelter.
- parenteral
formal medical term for medicine given by injection or infusion rather than through the mouth
- intravenous
narrower because it specifically means going into a vein
- intramuscular
narrower because it specifically means injected into a muscle
文法句型
injectable + medicine/drug/treatment
be + injectable
available in injectable form
用法筆記
Usually modifies a medicine or treatment noun such as vaccine, insulin, or antibiotic. It contrasts with oral or topical forms and does not itself say whether the medicine goes into a vein, a muscle, or under the skin.
常見錯誤
injectable — noun
- injectablesingular
- injectablesplural
1. a medicine prepared to be given with a needle, often because it must act quickly
a medicine prepared to be given with a needle, often because it must act quickly or cannot be taken by mouth
The nurse kept the injectable in a chilled box beside the treatment chair.
the injectable as a stored medicine item
Because the patient was vomiting, the doctor ordered an injectable instead of tablets.
order an injectable instead of tablets
Some diabetes patients travel with an injectable and a small container for used needles.
The pharmacist explained how to store the injectable after opening the pack.
Hospitals often stock an injectable when a drug must act within minutes.
文法句型
an/the injectable
order/use/store + injectable
injectable + for + condition
用法筆記
Often used when the route or speed of treatment matters, especially if a patient cannot swallow medicine. In everyday speech, people may say 'shot' for one dose, but 'injectable' refers more to the medicine form itself.