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syringe.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/General-American/ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/General-American
  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.

    an ear syringe
Where this word comes from

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

verb/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/General-American/ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/General-American
  1. To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.

    transitive
    Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
  2. To inject by means of a syringe.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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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