: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (such as the body or its cavities): such as
a
: a device that consists of a nozzle of varying length and a compressible rubber bulb and is used for injection or irrigation
b
: an instrument (as for the injection of medicine or the withdrawal of bodily fluids) that consists of a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger and a hollow needle
c
: a gravity device consisting of a reservoir fitted with a long rubber tube ending with an exchangeable nozzle that is used for irrigation of the vagina or bowel
syringed; syringing
: to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe
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Examples of syringe in a Sentence
Noun
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
The panic of an extreme allergic reaction, or anaphylaxis, is the reality for millions of kids and adults across the U.S.
Reactions are often triggered by food, medication or insect stings and can only be quelled by injecting epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, with a syringe or EpiPen.
—Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
In other instances, patients received U-100 (1-milliliter) syringes to administer 0.05-milliliter doses of the drug, or five units.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024
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Noun
Arlo frustratingly runs away, while Maggie follows James into the barn with the ketamine syringe.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
The panic of an extreme allergic reaction, or anaphylaxis, is the reality for millions of kids and adults across the U.S.
Reactions are often triggered by food, medication or insect stings and can only be quelled by injecting epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, with a syringe or EpiPen.
—Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
The footage was then used to train a deep learning algorithm, that learned which visual characteristics corresponded to which drug vials and which syringe labels.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
In other instances, patients received U-100 (1-milliliter) syringes to administer 0.05-milliliter doses of the drug, or five units.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syringe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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syringe
1 of 2 noun
sy·ringe
sə-ˈrinj 
also ˈsir-inj
: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from the body or its cavities
syringe
2 of 2 verb
syringed; syringing
: to flush or cleanse with or as if with a syringe
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