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sy⋅ringe
[suh-rinj, sir-inj]
noun, verb, -ringed, -ring⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | any similar device for pumping and spraying liquids through a small aperture. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to cleanse, wash, inject, etc., by means of a syringe. |
Origin:
1375–1425; new singular formed from LL sȳringēs, pl. of sȳrinx syrinx; r. late ME syring < ML syringa
1375–1425; new singular formed from LL sȳringēs, pl. of sȳrinx syrinx; r. late ME syring < ML syringa

Related forms:
sy⋅ringe⋅ful, adjective
hypodermic syringe
–noun
| a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously. |
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Syringe
Syr"inge\, n. [F. seringue (cf. Pr. siringua, Sp. jeringa, It. sciringa, scilinga), fg. Gr. ?, ?, a pipe or tube; cf. Skr. svar to sound, and E. swarum. Cf. Syringa.] A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc. Garden syringe. See Garden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : syringe
Spanish:
jeringa,
German:
die Spritze,
Japanese:
注射器
syringe
c.1425, from L.L. syringa, from Gk. syringa, acc. of syrinx "tube, hole, channel, shepherd's pipe," related to syrizein "to pipe, whistle, hiss," from PIE base *swer- (see susurration). Originally a catheter for irrigating wounds, the application to hypodermic needles is from 1884.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sy·ringe
Pronunciation: s&-'rinj also 'sir-inj
Function: noun
: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them fromsomething (as the body or its cavities): as a : a device that consists of a nozzle of varying length and a compressible rubber bulb and is used for injection or irrigation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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syringe sy·ringe (sə-rĭnj', sēr'ĭnj)
n.
- An instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.
- A hypodermic syringe.
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| syringe (sə-rĭnj') Pronunciation Key
A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it. Syringes have several different forms. Bulb syringes are usually made of rubber and work by squeezing the bulb to expel a fluid from it, as in ear irrigation. Needle syringes have hypodermic needles attached to plastic or glass tubes that contain plungers to create force or suction. |
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