syringe

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  1. noun A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.
  2. noun A hypodermic syringe.

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  • The possession of a syringe is also a violation of detention barn rules. —  Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com
  • Complementing our 1. 5cc RADIESSE Volume Advantage syringe is the new 0. 8cc RADIESSE Moderate Fill syringe, which is intended to offer physicians a less expensive way to use the long-lasting RADIESSE dermal filler in patients with moderate lines or wrinkles, where physicians have primarily relied on products with less volume, like Juvederm (r) or Restylane (r). —  News
  • The syringe, which is used to pump fluids into babies, had broken down, forcing the nurses to do it manually, Mugalu added. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • The first is then closed, and the second opened; the syringe is then emptied through the second into a basin. —  A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
  • The point of this syringe is a needle with a point that is hollow nearly to the very end. —  Papers on Health
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  1. Middle English syryng, from Medieval Latin sȳringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek sūrinx, sūring-, shepherd's pipe.

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  1. = French seringue = Provencal siringa = Spanish jeringa = Portuguese seringa = Italian sciringa, scilinga, from Greek σῡριγξ (συριγγ-), a tube, pipe.
  2. = French seringuer = Provencal seringar = Spanish jeringar = Portuguese seringar = Italian sciringare; from the noun.
 

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