Definition of syringenext
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 of syringe On the nightstand next to the bed was a holstered handgun, a syringe and two shot glasses, according to the sheriff's office. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Implants thinner than three millimeters can be injected with a syringe at an outpatient clinic; bigger ones usually need surgery. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 By skipping traditional wireless technology, the SWANS team made its devices small enough to inject with a syringe. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Compounded drugs may come in vials where patients must measure their own doses with a syringe, which can lead to dosing mistakes, including overdoses. — Amber Gill, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for syringe
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needle
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  • 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

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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