hypodermic syringe

as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection

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Recent Examples of hypodermic syringe For a painter whose fascination with the grisly would eventually result in depictions of figures hacked to bits on a bed, shrieking into the void, or nailed to a mattress by a hypodermic syringe, Bacon excelled in a design style that was exceptionally sleek and clean. Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021 An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman’s purse. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 July 2020 An officer found a hypodermic syringe under the driver’s seat. cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020 In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient’s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War. Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017 The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s. Gary Strauss, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic syringe
Noun
  • Let go of underperforming products, unnecessary subscriptions, and tasks that don’t move the needle.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Anything that means smaller and/or fewer needles gets a nod from me.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, the medication came in single-dose vials, requiring patients to use a traditional syringe instead of the more convenient auto-injector pen that treatment usually comes in.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The open syringe style hands track time against an wholly original design underneath, with a railroad track minutes, and fully index Arabic numeral hour track along the inner portion of the dial.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On March 2, Secaucus officers responded to a hotel on reports of a victim being held captive and threatened with a hypodermic needle, according to a Facebook post by the police department.
    Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Thankfully, Heiwa staffer Starlight finds her and promises to have Tom — for safety reasons, the only person with access to hypodermic needles — give her a B12 shot right away.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Hypodermic syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringe. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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