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hypodermic needle
noun
- a hollow needle used to inject solutions subcutaneously.
hypodermic needle
/ hī′pə-dûr′mĭk /
- A hollow needle used in medical syringes to inject fluids into the body or draw fluids from it.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypodermic needle1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
He lay on his side in a t-shirt and shorts with a hypodermic needle in his left arm.
From The Daily Beast
In addition, Doctor Kraus, the poison was administered most carefully and professionally with a hypodermic needle.
From Project Gutenberg
The hypodermic needle is a weapon of death which has caused autopsy physicians trouble since its invention.
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Murder by the hypodermic needle, no doubt, would escape detection often enough were it not for circumstances.
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The psychiatrist had taken a leather case from his pocket and was selecting a hypodermic needle.
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Zarathustra has entered the blood of the German people like a virus from a hypodermic needle.
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