hypodermic syringe
a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.
Origin of hypodermic syringe
1- Also called syringe.
Words Nearby hypodermic syringe
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How to use hypodermic syringe in a sentence
He must have been brought awake by a stimulant, for a white-coated figure was beside him, holding a hypodermic syringe.
Security | Poul William AndersonOn the floor a hypodermic syringe and his Russia leather wallet, both empty, were lying.
I Walked in Arden | Jack CrawfordThe eyelid is everted and a drop of the solution is injected into the cyst with a hypodermic syringe.
But this evening I hunted through its pockets looking for a mislaid letter, and I found my hypodermic syringe.
The Lost Despatch | Natalie Sumner LincolnShe lighted a lamp, flew into a recess near the stove, and came back with a hypodermic syringe.
A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for hypodermic syringe
med a type of syringe consisting of a hollow cylinder, usually of glass or plastic, a tightly fitting piston, and a hollow needle (hypodermic needle), used for withdrawing blood samples, injecting medicine, etc
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