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sy⋅ringe

  [suh-rinj, sir-inj] noun, verb, -ringed, -ring⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
sy⋅ringe⋅ful, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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 syringe> b : an instrument (as for the injection of medicine or the withdrawal of bodily fluids) that consists of a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger and a hollow needle c : a gravity device consisting of a reservoir fitted with a long rubber tube ending with an exchangeable nozzle that is used for irrigation of the vagina or bowel —syringe transitive verb sy·ringed; sy·ring·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

syringe sy·ringe (sə-rĭnj', sēr'ĭnj)
n.

  1. An instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.

  2. A hypodermic syringe.

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Science Dictionary
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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