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syringes

  • plural
    of syringe.
    syringe
    noun
    a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
  • plural
    of syrinx.
    syrinx
    noun
    the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
  • present tense form
    of syringe (3rd person singular).
    syringe
    noun
    a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.

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Schott Pharma, which makes packaging and delivery systems for injectable medications, attributes the guidance raise to a strong performance and a new agreement with a customer for glass syringes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Mwangi was arrested on March 13 in the Rift Valley in possession of 1,000 live ants of an unspecified species and 113 Messor cephalotes ants hidden in syringes.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

SACRAMENTO—Inside an exam room at this bustling Planned Parenthood center, a clinician prepared six syringes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

In 2021, President Biden appointed Dr. Rahul Gupta as drug czar, signaling a shift towards embracing harm reduction by promoting naloxone, sterile syringes and fentanyl test strips.

From Salon ● May 24, 2025

Tamika held up what looked like the supersized version of Fig’s skinny insulin syringes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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