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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The big picture: The Denver City Council voted 8-5 on Monday to remove limitations on the number of syringe access programs in the city and expand potential new locations.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
After creating both holes, hold the egg over a bowl, put your mouth or a bulb syringe over the hole, and blow to remove the yolk and whites.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
The novel pacemaker, however, is so small that it can be injected into the body with a syringe, meaning no wires are involved.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
This device is dwarfed by a grain of rice, and can be injected into newborn babies with congenital heart diseases for temporary or long-term use with a regular syringe.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
After creating both holes, hold the egg over a bowl, put your mouth or a bulb syringe over the hole, and blow to remove the yolk and whites.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
The novel pacemaker, however, is so small that it can be injected into the body with a syringe, meaning no wires are involved.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
This device is dwarfed by a grain of rice, and can be injected into newborn babies with congenital heart diseases for temporary or long-term use with a regular syringe.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for syringe
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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