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EpiPen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of epipen (genericized term)
    alt of epipen
    • After boarding the British Airways flight, Natasha became unwell, and, realising that she'd suffered an allergic reaction, Nadim injected her with 2 EpiPens. 2025 February 11, Julia Banim, “Parents' tragic final moments with daughter who suffered catastrophic reaction to Pret sandwich”, in Daily Mirror:
    • While we wait, she [Maggie Aderin-Pocock] reassures me that she always carries an EpiPen, and says she has recently become an ambassador for the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, an allergy awareness charity named after teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperousse, who died from anaphylaxis in 2016. 2025 December 20, Laura Battle, “Lunch with the FT: Maggie Aderin-Pocock”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

Forms

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epi pen alternative lexicographic
Epi Pen alternative lexicographic
Epi-Pen alternative lexicographic
epi-pen alternative lexicographic
EpiPens Number=Plur lexicographic
epipen alternative lexicographic

Hypernyms

autoinjector

EpiPen en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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epi-pen alternative lexicographic
epi pen alternative lexicographic
Epi-Pen alternative lexicographic
epipen alternative lexicographic
Epi Pen alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

epipen