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Word: Syringe
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from medieval Latin syringa, from syrinx (see syrinx)
sɪˈrɪn(d)ʒ
ˈsɪrɪn(d)ʒ
a tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.
Short Definition:tube with nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in thin stream
Word: Syringe
Speech Type: Verb
sɪˈrɪn(d)ʒ
ˈsɪrɪn(d)ʒ
clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe
Short Definition:clean (ear, wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from syringe
Examples:- I had my ears syringed
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