as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection
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Recent Examples of hypodermic syringe
It was further alleged that Rivers would threaten to sedate the victims with a hypodermic syringe for failing to comply with his advances.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2025
For a painter whose fascination with the grisly would eventually result in depictions of figures hacked to bits on a bed, shrieking into the void, or nailed to a mattress by a hypodermic syringe, Bacon excelled in a design style that was exceptionally sleek and clean.
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Sophie Madeline Dess,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2021
An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse.
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Bob Sandrick,
cleveland,
3 July 2020
In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War.
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Jon Kelvey,
Smithsonian,
13 Jan. 2017
The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s.
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Gary Strauss,
National Geographic,
14 Nov. 2016
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2025
For a painter whose fascination with the grisly would eventually result in depictions of figures hacked to bits on a bed, shrieking into the void, or nailed to a mattress by a hypodermic syringe, Bacon excelled in a design style that was exceptionally sleek and clean.
—
Sophie Madeline Dess,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2021
An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse.
—
Bob Sandrick,
cleveland,
3 July 2020
In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War.
—
Jon Kelvey,
Smithsonian,
13 Jan. 2017
The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s.
—
Gary Strauss,
National Geographic,
14 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic syringe
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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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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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Some fans injected vodka into oranges with hypodermic needles.
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“Hypodermic syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringe. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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