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syringe
[ suh-rinj, sir-inj ]
noun
- a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- any similar device for pumping and spraying liquids through a small aperture.
verb (used with object)
- to cleanse, wash, inject, etc., by means of a syringe.
syringe
/ sɪˈrɪndʒ; ˈsɪrɪndʒ /
noun
- med an instrument, such as a hypodermic syringe or a rubber ball with a slender nozzle, for use in withdrawing or injecting fluids, cleaning wounds, etc
- any similar device for injecting, spraying, or extracting liquids by means of pressure or suction
verb
- tr to cleanse, inject, or spray with a syringe
syringe
/ ə-ĭ′ /
- A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it. Syringes have several different forms. Bulb syringes are usually made of rubber and work by squeezing the bulb to expel a fluid from it, as in ear irrigation. Needle syringes have hypodermic needles attached to plastic or glass tubes that contain plungers to create force or suction.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Բfܱ adjective
- ܲȴ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of syringe1
Example Sentences
“It’s definitely a different level of threat than normal,” said Elly Jalayer, director of harm reduction at Bienestar Human Services, which offers HIV testing and treatment as well as syringe exchange.
The baby in this case was conceived by syringe injection to a same-sex couple, although Mr Albon claimed to have had secret sex with the biological mother in the back of a car.
They are joined by a 10ft-tall puppet of a severe judge, holding a giant syringe and pointing a condemning finger into the air.
A police search found 96 ibuprofen tablets, laxatives, a feeding syringe and a pill crusher.
You had a glass syringe with a steel needle that you sent away to get sharpened and you had to boil them up on the stove, and keep them in a flask.
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