HYPODERMIC SYRINGE Synonyms: 5 Similar Words

hypodermic syringe

noun

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 It was further alleged that Rivers would threaten to sedate the victims with a hypodermic syringe for failing to comply with his advances. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025 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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Noun

The photo showed what appeared to be a pin or needle found inside a candy bar.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
If a blood test could reliably detect amyloid, then a person with no memory problems could, in principle, have a needle stick and emerge with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of needle

Noun

To collect breath for analysis, for example, volunteers breathe into small, lab-grade plastic bags that resemble juice pouches, or into syringe-like breath samplers.

— Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
As with any injectable, the person holding the syringe matters as much as the brand on the vial.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of syringe

Noun

For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Some fans injected vodka into oranges with hypodermic needles.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

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