English Explanatory Dictionary

syringe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
  2. To inject by means of a syringe.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ /ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/ /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ /ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/ En-us-syringe.ogg

Word forms

syringe syringes syringing syringed

Etymology

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

Related words

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Derived words

butterfly syringe garden syringe gas syringe hypodermic syringe ink syringe meat syringe microsyringe nanosyringe syringable syringeable syringeful syringeless syringelike
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