Syringe
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English
Noun
Syringe (plural Syringes)- A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
Notes
Syringe mostly refers specifically to medical devices for injecting drugs into a human body or drawing blood from one (or other human fluids), but the broader definition sees occasional use, particularly in specialized fields.
Verb
Syringe (third-person singular simple present Syringes, present participle syringing, simple past and past participle syringed)
Verbs for Syringe
compress—; employ—; exhaust—; fit—; force from—; inject with—; manipulate—; squeeze—; —cleanses; —discharges; — draws in; —ejects; —emits; —pours; — spouts; —sprinkles into; —squirts.
Thesaurus
X-ray machine, aerosol, asperge, aspergil, aspergillum, aspirator, atomizer, baptize, bath, bathe, bedew, bedpan, bespatter, besprinkle, catheter, clinical thermometer, clyster, concentrate sprayer, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, diathermy machine, douche, drain, electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, enema, flush, flush out, forceps, fountain syringe, gargle, heat lamp, hemostat, holystone, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, hypo, hypodermic, hypodermic needle, irrigate, lance, lancet, lather, launder, lave, manometer, mechanical heart, microscope, mist concentrate sprayer, moisten, mop, mop up, needle, needle bath, nozzle, otoscope, paddle, pneumatograph, pneumatometer, probe, pus basin, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, scalpel, scour, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, shower, shower bath, shower head, slobber, slop, slosh, sluice, sluice out, soap, sound, sparge, sparger, spatter, speculum, spirometer, splash, splatter, splint, sponge, spray, spray can, sprayer, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkling system, stethoscope, suture, swab, swash, toivel, trepan, trephine, tub, wash, wash out, wash up, water, watercart, watering can, watering pot, wet, wet down
Etymology
From French seringue, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sŷrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Compare syrinx.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /səˈrɪndʒ/
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Translations
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See also
Verb
External links
- 15px Syringe on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
