hypodermic syringe

noun

1. a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.

hypodermic syringe

noun

1. med a type of syringe consisting of a hollow cylinder, usually of glass or plastic, a tightly fitting piston, and a hollow needle ( hypodermic needle ), used for withdrawing blood samples, injecting medicine, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypodermic syringe¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He must have been brought awake by a stimulant, for a white-coated figure was beside him, holding a hypodermic syringe.

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On the floor a hypodermic syringe and his Russia leather wallet, both empty, were lying.

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The eyelid is everted and a drop of the solution is injected into the cyst with a hypodermic syringe.

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But this evening I hunted through its pockets looking for a mislaid letter, and I found my hypodermic syringe.

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She lighted a lamp, flew into a recess near the stove, and came back with a hypodermic syringe.

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