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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If the upper needles turn brown, dry, and drop, the cutting has failed.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
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The price and lack of access have led some diabetics to underdose, use expired insulin, reuse needles or starve themselves to control their blood sugar levels.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hypodermics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermics. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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