hypodermic syringe

American  

noun

1. a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.

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hypodermic syringe British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of hypodermic syringe

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Imagine the needle on the end of a hypodermic syringe.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2019

In 1949, an Austrian immigrant Charles Rothauser found the answer after making the world's first plastic, disposable hypodermic syringe at a factory in Adelaide, where he had manufactured plastic toys.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012

The dentist took up a hypodermic syringe "of the type used on brewery horses," and sank it in Author Perelman's gum.

From Time Magazine Archive

One correspondent started an animated debate by advising his fellow practitioners to use a hypodermic syringe to deflate air bubbles when helping their wives to paper walls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doc Daneeka accepted the explanation and put away his hypodermic syringe.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller