epipen

词形变化

epipens 复数 epipens

别名

epi pen EpiPen epi-pen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    医学

词源

Genericization of the trademark EpiPen, presumably a blend of epinephrine + pen, from being a pen-sized device used to inject epinephrine.

来源：wiktionary