σύριγγα

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, pan pipes). The medical term is a reborrowing/semantic loan from French seringue (syringe)

Noun[edit]

σύριγγα (sýringaf (plural σύριγγες)

  1. (medicine) syringe
  2. (music) pan pipes, pan flute

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