syringe
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French seringue, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/, /ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/, /ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪndʒ
- Hyphenation: sy‧ringe
Noun
[edit]syringe (plural syringes)
- A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- 2013 January 2, Lisa Selin Davis, “Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms?”, in Time[1]:
- 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.
Usage notes
[edit]- Syringe mostly refers specifically to medical devices for injecting drugs into a human body or drawing blood from one (or other human fluids), but the broader definition sees occasional use, particularly in specialized fields.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
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hypodermic syringe
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[edit]Verb
[edit]syringe (third-person singular simple present syringes, present participle syringing, simple past and past participle 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.
Translations
[edit]to inject
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References
[edit]- Category:syringes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /syːˈrin.ɡe/, [s̠yːˈrɪŋɡɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈrin.d͡ʒe/, [siˈrin̠ʲd͡ʒe]
- Homophone: Sȳringe
Noun
[edit]sȳringe f
Old English
[edit]Noun
[edit]sȳringe
- inflection of sȳring:
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