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syringe

noun, verb — 4 senses

syringe

noun

UK /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ · US /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/

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

1

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

  • In Kelly’s case, once the baby was admitted to the hospital, she began to use formula, fed through a syringe—she was told to avoid bottles because the baby would reject the breast.2013 January 2, Lisa Selin Davis, “Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms?”, in Time:
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.

  • an ear syringe
Derived terms
butterfly syringe, garden syringe, gas syringe, hypodermic syringe, ink syringe, meat syringe, microsyringe, nanosyringe, syringable, syringeable, syringeful, syringeless, syringelike
Related terms
inject, intravenous, needle, shoot up, 💉

syringe

verb

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

1

To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.

  • Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
2

To inject by means of a syringe.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

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