syringe
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ//
- United States//səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ//
- United States//ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ//
A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
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
Etymology
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
verb
- 1
To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
- 2
To inject by means of a syringe.
Forms
- plural
- syringes
- past tense
- syringed
- past participle
- syringed
- present participle
- syringing
- third person singular
- syringes
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