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syringe
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sy·ringe  (s-rnj, sîrnj)
n.
1. A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.
2. A hypodermic syringe.

[Middle English syryng, from Medieval Latin sringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek srinx, sring-, shepherd's pipe.]

syringe
Noun
Med a device used for withdrawing or injecting fluids, consisting of a hollow cylinder of glass or plastic, a tightly fitting piston, and a hollow needle
Verb
[-ringing, -ringed]
to wash out, inject, or spray with a syringe: a harmless blue dye is syringed into the uterus [Greek surinx tube]

syringe  (s-rnj)
A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it. Syringes have several different forms. Bulb syringes are usually made of rubber and work by squeezing the bulb to expel a fluid from it, as in ear irrigation. Needle syringes have hypodermic needles attached to plastic or glass tubes that contain plungers to create force or suction.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.syringesyringe - a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
douche, douche bag - a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
hypodermic, hypodermic syringe, hypo - a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
Verb1.syringe - spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe
spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
Translations

syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] njeringa
syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] nseringue f
syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] nSpritze f
syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] nsiringa

syringe
n syringe [siˈrindʒ]
an instrument for sucking up and squirting out liquids, sometimes having a needle for giving injections. naald مِحْقَنَه спринцовка injekční stříkačka sprøjte die Spritze σύριγγα jeringa süstal سرنگ ruisku seringue מַזרֵק पिचकारी štrcaljka, šprica za injekcije (injekciós) fecskendő alat suntik sprauta siringa 注射器 ?의학? 주사기; 세척기 švirkštas šļirce picagari spuit sprøyte strzykawka seringa seringă спринцовка; шприц (injekčná) striekaťka brizga(lka) špric spruta หลอดดูดยา şırınga, enjektör 注射器 шприц پچکاری یا جسم کے اندر دوا پہنچانے کا آلہ ống tiêm
v
to clean or wash eg ears using a syringe. met 'n naald was يَحْقِن بِمِحْقَنَه инжектирам vypláchnout stříkačkou skylle ausspritzen καθαρίζω με σύριγγα lavar con una jeringa pritsiga puhastama, läbi pritsima شستن puhdistaa ruiskulla laver avec une seringue לִשטוֹף בְּעֵזרַת מַזרֵק पिचकारी से साफ करना uštrcati, poprskati (be)fecskendez dengan semprotan þvo með sprautu iniettare (con una siringa) 洗浄する ...을 세척하다, ...에 주사하다 praplauti švirkštu skalot ar šļirci memicagari uitspuiten skylle ut (med sprøyte) przepłukiwać strzykawką lavar com seringa a aspira (în urechi) спринцевать vypláchnuť striekačkou izprati isprati uši štrcaljkom spola ren ล้างด้วยกระบอกฉีด şırıngayla yıkamak 洗滌器 спринцювати پچکاری سے صاف کرنا tiêm, chích 涤器


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