Definition of hypodermic needle
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: needle 1c(1)
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: a hypodermic syringe complete with needle
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Examples of hypodermic needle in a Sentence
doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle
Recent Examples of hypodermic needle from the Web
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Officials say a backlog of garbage, human waste, bottles and hypodermic needles has accumulated in the woods and created a public health issue.
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Investigators recovered a hypodermic needle and empty wax packets from the man, whose identity was not released by the district attorney’s office.
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Police responded to the coffee shop at about 6:20 a.m. and were told that a man threatened employees with a hypodermic needle.
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Police are trying to identify a man who robbed a Lynn convenience store and threatened the shop clerk with a hypodermic needle last week, officials said.
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The city also has doubled the size of a cleanup crew dedicated to disposing of hypodermic needles discarded on the streets.
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According to Caltrans, materials routinely found include human waste, spoiled food, animal carcasses, broken glass, toxic chemicals, hypodermic needles and weapons.
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The mother is sedated immediately — via hypodermic needle, administered in matter-of-fact fashion by medics.
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Police found drug paraphernalia, including a crack pipe, multiple hypodermic needles and marijuana in plain view in the studio apartment.
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First Known Use of hypodermic needle
circa 1909
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