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.
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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.
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New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2024
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic
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Created by the makers of Korea’s buzzy Rejuran in-office skin boosters, the Turnover Ampoule offers a needle-free way to tap into the ingredient’s glow-boosting benefits at home.
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Hong Kong — The buzzing of needles and gasps of pain fall silent, replaced by the clacking and rattling of steel and plastic colliding.
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Many such strategies, like syringe exchange or the use of fentanyl test strips, are widely acknowledged to be effective, while others, like supervised consumption, remain highly controversial.
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Who puts a syringe in a Pepsi can?
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“Hypodermic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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