syringe

noun

sə-ˈrinj How to pronounce syringe (audio)
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 Also called a spinal tap, a lumbar puncture involves using a syringe to withdraw a sample of cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back, per Mayo Clinic. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 If a medical clinic can’t clearly answer who’s overseeing your care or what’s in the syringe, that’s a reason to walk away, not a technicality. — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for syringe
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needle
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  • While the ban lasted only three weeks, both the number of weekly visits to the needle exchange and the number of naloxone kits distributed were lower than expected for at least the 20 weeks after the ban was overturned.
    — Paul Christine, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Simply encouraging students to put away their phones or teaching them better sleep habits wouldn’t move the needle either.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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