Definition of syringe

syringenoun

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/sɪˈrɪndʒ//sɪˈrɪndʒ/

Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin syringa, from syrinx, from Greek surinx ‘pipe, channel’.

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a plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs, etc. into a person’s body or for taking a small amount of blood from a person

Example:
  • a beach scattered with used syringes

a plastic or glass tube with a rubber part at the end, used for taking liquid in and then pushing it out

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