syringe
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syringe
- /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ UK
- /ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/ UK
- /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ US
- /ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪndʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
noun syringes
- A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane. In Kelly’s case, once the baby was admitted to the hospital, she began to use formula, fed through a syringe—she was told to avoid bottles because the baby would reject the breast.
- A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe. an ear syringe
verb syringes · syringing · syringed
- To clean or rinse by means of a syringe. Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
- To inject by means of a syringe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tube, nail, squirt, needle, gun, hypodermic, injector, autoinjector, vaccinator, inoculator, irrigator, shot, dispenser, pipette, dropper, syringeful
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noun a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
| Español | jeringa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 注射器 chūshaki |
| 中文 | 針筒 /针筒 zhēntǒng, 注射器 zhùshèqì |
| Kiswahili | sirinji |
| Português | seringa |
| Français | poire |
| Deutsch | Spritze |
| Русский | спринцо́вка sprincóvka |
| Tiếng Việt | xi-lanh, xi lanh |
noun hypodermic syringe
| Español | jeringa, jeringuilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주사기 jusagi |
| 日本語 | 注射器 chūshaki |
| 中文 | 注射器 zhùshèqì, 針筒 /针筒 zhēntǒng |
| हिन्दी | सुई suī, सिरिंज siriñj |
| Português | seringa |
| Français | seringue |
| Deutsch | Spritze |
| Italiano | siringa |
| Ελληνικά | σύριγγα sýringa |
| Română | seringă |
| Русский | шприц špric |
| Tiếng Việt | ống chích, bơm tiêm, ống tiêm |
| العربية | حُقْنَة ḥuqna, مِحْقَنَة miḥqana |
| עברית | מַזְרֵק mazrék |
verb to inject
| Deutsch | spritzen, injizieren |
|---|---|
| Română | injecta |
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title = {syringe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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