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
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.
—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
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
Noun
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Iger is threading the needle by safeguarding Disney’s brand as one that will continue to be guided by decency and respect, no matter how overheated political rhetoric becomes at times—on both sides.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It's supplied in a compact 30-ml syringe and can be quickly applied in the field before a patient bleeds out, a risk responsible for more than 35% of all prehospital deaths.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Prater raises his weapon to fire at Dexter, Harrison sticks the syringe deep inside his chest.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The result is a hook with a point finer than a hypodermic needle.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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On March 2, Secaucus officers responded to a hotel on reports of a victim being held captive and threatened with a hypodermic needle, according to a Facebook post by the police department.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Hypodermic syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringe. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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