syringe

Pronunciation: /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/

The English word “syringe” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
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.

verb

To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
To inject by means of a syringe.

Etymology

From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.

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