hypodermics

plural of hypodermic
as in needles
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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needles
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  • The leaves will be skeletonized or defoliated, or the needles of conifers will be chewed down to the branches.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Larch trees feature needles, which turn bright yellow in the fall before shedding.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Hypodermics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermics. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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