hypodermic syringe
noun
: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin
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Examples of hypodermic syringe in a Sentence
the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection
Recent Examples on the Web
For a painter whose fascination with the grisly would eventually result in depictions of figures hacked to bits on a bed, shrieking into the void, or nailed to a mattress by a hypodermic syringe, Bacon excelled in a design style that was exceptionally sleek and clean.
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Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021
An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020
An officer found a hypodermic syringe under the driver’s seat.
—cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020
In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War.
—Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s.
—Gary Strauss, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2016
Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021
An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020
An officer found a hypodermic syringe under the driver’s seat.
—cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020
In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War.
—Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s.
—Gary Strauss, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2016
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Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hypodermic syringe was
in 1893
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“Hypodermic syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypodermic%20syringe. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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hypodermic syringe
noun
: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin
Medical Definition
hypodermic syringe
noun
: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin
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