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
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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New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic
Noun
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This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Jon Hamm made a Walton Goggins–esque appearance as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who brought a syringe full of active measles virus along on the trip, and pulled a knife to kill and eat one of the resort's native monkeys.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Key Ingredients: Hydrogen peroxide Type: Hydrogen peroxide gel syringe, LED whitening mouthpiece Number of Treatments Included: N/A How to Use: Apply a thin line of gel to the top and bottom of the tray, then insert it into your mouth.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Hypodermic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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