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hypodermic syringe

noun

  1. a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.


hypodermic syringe

noun

  1. med a type of syringe consisting of a hollow cylinder, usually of glass or plastic, a tightly fitting piston, and a hollow needle ( hypodermic needle ), used for withdrawing blood samples, injecting medicine, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypodermic syringe1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

He must have been brought awake by a stimulant, for a white-coated figure was beside him, holding a hypodermic syringe.

On the floor a hypodermic syringe and his Russia leather wallet, both empty, were lying.

The eyelid is everted and a drop of the solution is injected into the cyst with a hypodermic syringe.

But this evening I hunted through its pockets looking for a mislaid letter, and I found my hypodermic syringe.

She lighted a lamp, flew into a recess near the stove, and came back with a hypodermic syringe.

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