as in needles
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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needles
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Pill treatments are considered a key milestone for firms seeking to make the drugs more accessible, including to those with an aversion to needles.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine technique during which a practitioner inserts fine needles into a patient’s skin.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Hypodermic syringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringes. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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