Thesaurus results for SYRINGE

syringe

noun

sə-ˈrinj

as in needle

a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long

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Recent Examples on the Web California California communities are banning syringe programs. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024 The province has supported needle and syringe programs, methadone therapies, and expanded prescriptions of opioids and stimulants. —

Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024 Local bans on syringe programs have nonetheless sprung up across California as city and county officials argue that handing out free syringes does more harm than good. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024 Medically, ketamine is injected as a liquid directly into a vein or muscle via a syringe needle. —

Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for syringe

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