syringe

CEFRB2

/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device used to inject or remove liquid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • I was calm until I saw the syringe!

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To inject by means of a syringe.

More examples

In context

  • an ear syringe

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

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