epi penとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• epi-pen, epi pen, EpiPen, Epi-Pen, Epi Pen

語源

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

名詞

epipen (複数形 epipens)

1. (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.

同意語

• adrenaline autoinjector
• epinephrine autoinjector

上位語

• autoinjector

下位語

• EpiPen (brand-name epinephrine autoinjector)

Further reading

• epinephrine autoinjector on Wikipedia.
• epinephrine autoinjector on Wikimedia Commons.

アナグラム

• peepin'