[suh-rinj, sir-inj] 
noun, verb, -ringed, -ring⋅ing.| 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. |
| 3. | to cleanse, wash, inject, etc., by means of a syringe. |
| a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously. |
| sy·ringe (sə-rĭnj', sîr'ĭnj) n.
[Middle English syryng, from Medieval Latin sȳringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek sūrinx, sūring-, shepherd's pipe.] |
hypodermic syringe n.
A syringe with a calibrated barrel, plunger, and tip, used with a hypodermic needle for hypodermic injections and for aspiration.
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.
| 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. |