Usually means: Auto-injector for severe allergic reactions.
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  1. EpiPen: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. EpiPen: Wiktionary
  3. EpiPen, Epipen: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. EpiPen: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (EpiPen)

noun:  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.
noun:  (medicine) 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.
noun:  Alternative form of epipen (genericized term) [(medicine) 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.]

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