noun
syringe
sih-RIHNZH
noun
1
A device with a needle, a chamber, and a plunger, used to inject or draw off fluids.
"The nurse filled the syringe before giving the injection."
verb
1
To clean, rinse, or inject something using a syringe.
"The vet syringed medication directly into the animal's mouth."
How to Use Syringe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA needle-and-plunger tool used for injecting or drawing liquids, most familiar from medical injections.
Common pairings
fill a syringe
hypodermic syringe
Word Forms
syringed past tense, syringes plural, syringes singular
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Etymology
From Latin syrinx, "reed, pipe," borrowed from Ancient Greek surinx.