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syringe

sy·ringe

UK/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ US/ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids

verb

1.

spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe

Origin

From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.

Phrases

  • butterfly syringe
  • garden syringe
  • gas syringe
  • hypodermic syringe
  • ink syringe
  • meat syringe
  • shoot up

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