as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm
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Recent Examples of hypodermic
Palm trees whip in a storm outside the window; the light catches on the hypodermic on the bedside table.
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
The syringes of those needles are in turn labelled, so that medical workers can keep track of which medications are in which hypodermics.
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New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
The syringes of those needles are in turn labelled, so that medical workers can keep track of which medications are in which hypodermics.
—
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic
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But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.
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One German tourist moved the needle on how Americans feel about his entire country.
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The footage later shows a doctor feeding the hungry dog through a syringe.
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Sterile syringe programs are associated with a 50% decrease in HIV and Hepatitis C contraction among people who inject drugs, a 2024 CDC study reported.
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“Hypodermic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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