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 Simonpietri has begun building syringe storage and disposal into her vanity designs, with undercabinet pullouts configured to hold unused syringes upright and another drawer concealing a top-loading sharps-disposal bin. Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 With a catheter inserted into a vein, intravenous tubing fitted and a syringe pump loaded and primed, the subject waits as the bed retracts until his brain is centered within the great coils of an MRI machine calibrated to map altered brain states. Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Because Renuva’s maximum syringe size is just 3ccs, it was commonly used in smaller areas like the hands, face and neck, whereas the largest syringe of alloClae can hold around 22cc of more product. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 The footage later shows a doctor feeding the hungry dog through a syringe. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for syringe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
Noun
  • Sony clearly wants to thread the needle of appropriately characterizing the new film while stoking audience nostalgia for its counterpart.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The doctor controls the blade or needle under high magnification.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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