as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection
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Recent Examples of hypodermic syringe
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic syringe
Noun
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As Eve and Julian via Ares fight over a code for permanence that could turn Ares from code to human, stunt sequences involving contraptions from the familiar light cycle to a boat and submarine hybrid, and many moments are backed by needle drops from Nine Inch Nails, who scored the film, or others.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Breaking the cycle of stress and burnout may begin with employers carefully analyzing employees' responsibilities both on and off the clock and threading the needle between productivity and home life balance.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, in the process, he's stabbed by the syringe Mehta intended for Lo and dies.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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It's loaded with great tools like a stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, a syringe, a rolling thermometer and more.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The result is a hook with a point finer than a hypodermic needle.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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On March 2, Secaucus officers responded to a hotel on reports of a victim being held captive and threatened with a hypodermic needle, according to a Facebook post by the police department.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Hypodermic syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringe. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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