syringe

noun

sə-ˈrinj How to pronounce syringe (audio)
Definition of syringenext
as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long

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Recent Examples of syringe Patients must use a syringe and needle to draw up the medicine from a single-dose vial and inject themselves. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025 Last year, Idaho lawmakers repealed the state’s syringe and needle exchange law after a raid on the Idaho Harm Reduction Project. — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025 Police found a syringe and a spoon in her purse, but released her, according to the Los Angeles Times. — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025 Medical bottles and syringe are seen with Novo Nordisk logo displayed on a screen in the background. — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for syringe

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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