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hypodermic syringe
noun
- a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.
hypodermic syringe
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypodermic syringe1
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Example Sentences
He must have been brought awake by a stimulant, for a white-coated figure was beside him, holding a hypodermic syringe.
On the floor a hypodermic syringe and his Russia leather wallet, both empty, were lying.
The 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.
She lighted a lamp, flew into a recess near the stove, and came back with a hypodermic syringe.
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