EpiPen

English
a Mylan brand-name EpiPen

Alternative forms
  • Epi Pen, Epi-Pen
  • (genericized term): epipen, epi-pen, epi pen

Etymology

Originally a trademark; a marketing coinage, presumably a blend of epinephrine +‎ pen.

Proper noun

EpiPen

  1. 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

Noun

EpiPen (plural EpiPens)

  1. Alternative form of epipen (genericized term)

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