syringe
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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
See Examples of SYRINGE
- <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
Rhymes with SYRINGE
2syringe
transitive verbsy·ringedsy·ring·ing
Definition of SYRINGE
: to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe
First Known Use of SYRINGE
1610
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
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