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A brandname for an epinephrine autoinjector: A device for the autoinjection of adrenaline; used by people who suffer from severe allergies and risk anaphylactic shock.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of epipen (genericized term)
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
Originally a trademark; a marketing coinage, presumably a blend of epinephrine + pen.
Genericization of the trademark EpiPen, presumably a blend of epinephrine + pen, from being a pen-sized device used to inject epinephrine.
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