syringe

¹sy·ringe

noun \sə-ˈrinj also ˈsir-inj\

Definition of SYRINGE

: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (as the body or its cavities): 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

Examples of SYRINGE

1. <the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long>

Origin of SYRINGE

Middle English syring, from Anglo-French siringe, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek syring-, syrinx panpipe, tube

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SYRINGE

Synonyms

hype [slang], hypodermic, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, needle

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with SYRINGE

butt hinge, impinge, infringe, unhinge

²syringe

transitive verb

sy·ringedsy·ring·ing

Definition of SYRINGE

: to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe

First Known Use of SYRINGE

1610

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

sy·ringe

noun \sə-ˈrinj also ˈsir-inj\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SYRINGE

: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (as the body or its cavities): as a : a device that consists of a nozzle of varying length and a compressible rubber bulb and is used for injection or irrigation <an ear syringe> 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

—syringe transitive verb, sy·ringed; sy·ring·ing