syringe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.5 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French seringue, from Mediaeval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sŷrinx), “‘pipe, syrinx’”). Compare syrinx.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sə'rɪndʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

[edit] Noun

syringe (plural syringes)

1. A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
2. A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

[edit] Usage notes

Syringe mostly refers specifically to medical devices for injecting drugs into a human body or drawing blood from one (or other human fluids), but the broader definition sees occasional use, particularly in specialized fields.

[edit] Translations

• Croatian: injekcija hr(hr)
• Czech: injekční stříkačka cs(cs) f.
• German: Spritze de(de) f.
• Esperanto: injektilo eo(eo)
• French: seringue fr(fr) f.
• Polish: strzykawka f.
• Spanish: jeringa es(es) f.
• Russian: шприц ru(ru) (shpreets) m.
• Latvian: šļirce lv(lv) f.

[edit] See also

• inject
• intravenous
• needle
• shoot up

[edit] Verb

to syringe (third-person singular simple present syringes, present participle syringing, simple past and past participle syringed)

1. To inject fluid by means of a syringe

[edit] External links

• Syringe on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons