'Syringe' definitions:
Definition of 'syringe'
From: WordNet
noun
A medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
verb
Spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe
Definition of 'Syringe'
From: GCIDE
- Syringe \Syr"inge\, n. [F. seringue (cf. Pr. siringua, Sp. jeringa, It. sciringa, scilinga), fg. Gr. ?, ?, a pipe or tube; cf. Skr. svar to sound, and E. swarum. Cf. Syringa.] A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Garden syringe. See Garden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Syringe'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'syringe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerosol,
- asperge,
- aspergil,
- aspergillum,
- aspirator,
- atomizer,
- baptize,
- bath,
- bathe,
- bedew,
- bedpan,
- bespatter,
- besprinkle,
- catheter,
- clinical thermometer,
- clyster,
- concentrate sprayer,
- dabble,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dash,
- dew,
- diathermy machine,
- douche,
- drain,
- electrocardiograph,
- electroencephalograph,
- enema,
- flush,
- flush out,
- forceps,
- fountain syringe,
- gargle,
- heat lamp,
- hemostat,
- holystone,
- hose,
- hose down,
- humect,
- humectate,
- humidify,
- hypo,
- hypodermic,
- hypodermic needle,
- irrigate,
- lance,
- lancet,
- lather,
- launder,
- lave,
- manometer,
- mechanical heart,
- microscope,
- mist concentrate sprayer,
- moisten,
- mop,
- mop up,
- needle,
- needle bath,
- nozzle,
- otoscope,
- paddle,
- pneumatograph,
- pneumatometer,
- probe,
- pus basin,
- rinse,
- rinse out,
- ritually immerse,
- scalpel,
- scour,
- scrub,
- scrub up,
- shampoo,
- shower,
- shower bath,
- shower head,
- slobber,
- slop,
- slosh,
- sluice,
- sluice out,
- soap,
- sound,
- sparge,
- sparger,
- spatter,
- speculum,
- spirometer,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splint,
- sponge,
- spray,
- spray can,
- sprayer,
- sprinkle,
- sprinkler,
- sprinkler head,
- sprinkling system,
- stethoscope,
- suture,
- swab,
- swash,
- toivel,
- trepan,
- trephine,
- tub,
- wash,
- wash out,
- wash up,
- water,
- watercart,
- watering can,
- watering pot,
- wet,
- wet down,
- X-ray machine