EpiPen
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally a trademark; a marketing coinage, presumably a blend of epinephrine pen.
Proper noun
[edit]EpiPen
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]- epipen (genericized noun)
Noun
[edit]EpiPen (plural EpiPens)
- Alternative form of epipen (genericized term)
Hypernyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]epinephrine autoinjector on Wikipedia.Wikipedia