Syringe
(noun)
- A medical instrument for injecting or withdrawing fluids from the body, consisting of a cylindrical barrel with a plunger and a needle or nozzle.
- A device for injecting a substance, especially a drug, into an animal or person.
Origin:
Early 17th century: from french seringue, or via latin from greek surenkhē "pump for drawing water", from surinx "tube", from surizein "to suck".
Examples:
- The nurse prepared a syringe with the medication.
- He used a syringe to withdraw the fluid from the cyst.
- The doctor gave him a shot with a syringe.
- The veterinarian injected the horse with the medication using a syringe.
- The patient received the insulin injection with a syringe.