syringes
/sɪˈɹɪndʒɪz/ · noun
Meaning
- A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- 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.
- A set of panpipes.
- A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.
- The voice organ in birds.
- A rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem
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