syringe (redirected from water syringe)

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.

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

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	syringe - 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
Verb	1.	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] n → jeringa

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syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] n → seringue f

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syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] n → Spritze f

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syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] n → siringa