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
  • My needle stayed in the red—my feet were too dry, potential friction.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Jays hope to thread the needle with their moves, league sources said, but that was the plan even before this recent winning stretch.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of needle
Noun
  • Several struggled to get rid of large air bubbles in the syringe, which can cause injection site irritation and make dosing inaccurate.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • West designs and manufactures elastomer stoppers and seals that keep vials sterile, prefillable syringe systems and self-injection cartridges, and wearable patch injectors for continuous drug delivery.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of syringe

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