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syringe Definition

sy·ringe (sə rinj, sirinj)

noun

  1. a device consisting of a narrow tube fitted at one end with a rubber bulb or piston by means of which a liquid can be drawn in and then ejected in a stream: used to inject fluids into, or extract fluids from, body cavities, to cleanse wounds, etc.
  2. hypodermic syringe

Etymology: ME siringe < ML sirynga < Gr syrinx (gen. syringos), a reed, pipe, prob. < IE base *two-, a tube > Sans tūṇa, a quiver

transitive verb -·ringed, -·ring·ing

to cleanse, inject, etc. by using a syringe

syringe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pre-filled: Remove the cap from the base of the pre-filled syringe by pulling.
  • discard: School syringe threat highlighted A nationwide campaign has been launched to help combat the dangers posed by discarded syringes left on school premises.
  • fill: The tip cap of the pre filled syringe contains dry natural rubber, which may cause allergic reactions.
  • attach: This involves attaching a syringe to a line and holding it up so that gravity lets it flow into her stomach.
  • dose: Then place the capped dosing syringe in the carrying case provided.

Adjective modifier

  • hypodermic: I had read somewhere about using a hypodermic syringe to lay in a thin bead of paint right in the scratch.
  • prefilled: Do not freeze, to prevent damage to the prefilled diluent syringe.
  • 1ml: Knowing that a 1ml syringe with the end cut off is the best size to use for feeding pigs.
  • 2ml: Draw up the local anesthetic to be used for skin infiltration into the 2ml syringe.
  • 20ml: Use the 20ml syringe with a bulb adapter ( blob ) containing heparin saline.
  • 10ml: The kit also includes Glauber's salts, 4 x 10ml syringes, a 100ml beaker, a stirrer and full instructions.

Modifies a noun

  • plunger: Each weight marking on the syringe plunger delivers sufficient paste to treat 100kg of bodyweight.
  • graduation: For puppies weighing over 6 kg, an extra syringe graduation is required daily for each additional 1 kg bodyweight.
  • needle: Push the syringe needle into hole of yellow stopper.
  • barrel: The mesh will stick to the end of the syringe barrel.
  • driver: Both syringe drivers can take a range of syringe sizes: 5 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml, 30 ml.
  • feeding: Critical Care is a Timothy Hay based high fiber syringe feeding formula.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-filled: The solvent pre-filled syringe provided should be used for reconstitution only and then disposed of in accordance with local requirements.
  • ml: The lens loop, mounted on a 5 ml syringe, is now inserted through the incision into the eye.
  • bulb: The bulb from a disposable bulb syringe may also be used.

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