And mound inject on mound.
Pope.
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4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other
substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.
In*jec"tion (?), n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.] 1. The act of
injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible
throwing in of a liquid, or aëriform body, by means of a syringe, pump,
etc.
2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a
cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. Mayne.
3. (Anat.) (a) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or
tissues with a fluid or other substance. (b) A specimen prepared by
injection.
4. (Steam Eng.) (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to
produce a vacuum. (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser.
Injection cock, or Injection valve (Steam Eng.), the cock or valve
through which cold water is admitted into a condenser. -- Injection
condenser. See under Condenser. -- Injection pipe, the pipe through
which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine.
In*ject"or (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, injects.
2. (Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by
the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into
the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed
as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also
called Giffard's injector, from the inventor.