| n. | 1. | A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; - used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc.
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| v. t. | 1. | To inject by means of a syringe; | |||
| 2. | To wash and clean by injection from a syringe. | ||||
| Noun | 1. | syringe - a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids |
| Verb | 1. | syringe - spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe |
| Pronunciation: (suh-RINJ) a device used to inject medications or other liquids into body tissues. The syringe for insulin has a hollow plastic tube with a plunger inside and a needle on the end. | ![]() |
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