hypodermic

noun

Definition of hypodermicnext
as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm

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Recent Examples of hypodermic Palm trees whip in a storm outside the window; the light catches on the hypodermic on the bedside table. — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026 The syringes of those needles are in turn labelled, so that medical workers can keep track of which medications are in which hypodermics. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
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  1. needle
  2. syringe
Noun
  • An analyst at crypto research firm Artemis earlier this year published a detailed breakdown of how Hyperliquid Strategies has so far been able to thread this needle.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, said Pike's defense lawyer Randy Spivey, who counted at least seven needles in her left arm.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of needle
Noun
  • Drugmakers are now racing to deliver the same medicines without a syringe in the form of a strip.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators recovered syringes and a spoon next to a brown powdery substance in the bathroom, as well as a handgun, two shot glasses and a syringe on a nightstand next to the bed, the report states.
    — Tracy Wright , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of syringe

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“Hypodermic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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