Syringe Definition

sə-rĭnj, sîrĭnj
syringed, syringes, syringing
noun
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.
Webster's New World

Hypodermic syringe.

Webster's New World
verb
To cleanse, inject, etc. by using a syringe.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Syringe

Noun

Singular:
syringe
Plural:
syringes

Origin of Syringe

  • Middle English syryng from Medieval Latin sȳringa from Late Latin injection from Greek sūrinx sūring- shepherd's pipe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French seringue, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sÅ·rinx, “pipe, syrinx"). Compare syrinx.

    From Wiktionary

Syringe Sentence Examples

  • When the, fruit begins to ripen, syringing must be discontinued till the crop is gathered, after which the syringe must be again occasionally used.

  • Minutes later when the nurse arrived with a syringe of medicine, Destiny was asleep again, still clutching the doll to her chest.

  • After the fruit has set, the foliage should be refreshed and cleansed by the daily use of the syringe or garden engine.

  • Disoriented, Rhyn glanced down and pulled the syringe out of his thigh, where the angel had stabbed him.

  • It involves washing out the ear canal with water from a commercial irrigator or a syringe with a catheter attached.

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