syringe

as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long

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Recent Examples of syringe The claim: New $40,000 twice yearly shot is 'AIDS cure' A Dec. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a syringe extracting fluid from a vial and claims a cure has been developed for a harmful disease. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 This involves extracting fluid with a needle and syringe, followed by injecting a chemical agent to scar the inner lining of the hydrocele sac. Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024 The Drano is in the syringe, but will it ever be injected? Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Whether that explanation seems a little far-fetched when Stephen is filling his syringe with Draino, well, that’s up to you, dear reader. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for syringe 

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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