hypodermic syringe

noun

: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin

Synonyms

• hype [slang]
• hypodermic
• hypodermic needle
• needle
• syringe

Examples of hypodermic syringe in a Sentence

the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection

Recent Examples on the Web

For a painter whose fascination with the grisly would eventually result in depictions of figures hacked to bits on a bed, shrieking into the void, or nailed to a mattress by a hypodermic syringe, Bacon excelled in a design style that was exceptionally sleek and clean. —Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021

An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse. —Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020

An officer found a hypodermic syringe under the driver’s seat. —cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020

In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War. —Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017

The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s. —Gary Strauss, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hypodermic syringe

noun

: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin

Medical Definition

hypodermic syringe

noun

: a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin