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EpiPen, n. Med.
Brit. |ˈɛpiˌpɛn|, U.S. |ˈɛpiˈpɛn|
[‹ epi - (in epinephrine n.) + pen n.2]
A proprietary name for: a hypodermic device that administers a dose of epinephrine, used for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.
1979Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 June tm7/2 EpiPen... For hypodermic injectors. 1989N.Y. Times Mag. 2 July 28/4 Although I have no allergies, I usually bring along an EpiPen when I travel to the countryside, a practice I always attributed to paranoia. 1996Independent (Nexis) 7 Sept. 11 His next attack, again caused by peanut butter, came at a birthday party when he was three... He travels with an EpiPen which can be used to deliver a life-saving adrenalin injection. 2003A. Hoffman Probable Future 259 He was so allergic, Liza had convinced him to carry an EpiPen in his pocket when he went out running, in case he met up with a bee. |