Meanings
nounsyringe (plural syringes)
plural syringes
- A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
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.
2013 January 2, Lisa Selin Davis, “Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms?”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2022 - 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.
an ear syringe
Origin
- Ancient Greekσῦριγξ“pipe, syrinx”
- Latinsȳringem
- Middle Frenchsyringe“syringe”
- Englishsyringe
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
More words from Middle French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κλυστήρ
- κλυστήρ (klustḗr)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Arabic حُقْنَة, مِحْقَنَة
- حُقْنَة (ḥuqna)hypodermic syringe
- مِحْقَنَة (miḥqana)hypodermic syringe
Basque xiringa
- xiringahypodermic syringe
Bengali সিরিঞ্জ
- সিরিঞ্জ (śirinjo)hypodermic syringe
Bulgarian спринцовка, шприц
- спринцовка (sprincovka)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- шприц (špric)hypodermic syringe
- спринцо́вка (sprincóvka)hypodermic syringe
- инжектирам (inžektiram)to inject
Catalan xeringa, xeringa
- xeringaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- xeringahypodermic syringe
Chinese Cantonese 注射器
- 注射器 (zyu³ se⁶ hei³)hypodermic syringe
Chinese Mandarin 針筒 /针筒, 注射器
- 針筒 /针筒 (zhēntǒng)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- 注射器 (zhùshèqì)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- 注射器 (zhùshèqì)hypodermic syringe
- 針筒 /针筒 (zhēntǒng)hypodermic syringe
Czech injekční stříkačka, stříkačka
- injekční stříkačkahypodermic syringe
- stříkačkahypodermic syringe
Danish sprøjte, sprøjte
- sprøjtea device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- sprøjtehypodermic syringe
Dutch injectiespuit, spuit
- injectiespuithypodermic syringe
- spuithypodermic syringe
Esperanto injektilo
- injektilohypodermic syringe
Estonian prits
- pritshypodermic syringe
Finnish ruisku, injektioruisku
- ruiskua device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- injektioruiskuhypodermic syringe
- ruiskuttaato clean or rinse
- ruiskuttaato inject
French poire, seringue
- poirea device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- seringuehypodermic syringe
German Spritze, Spritze
- Spritzea device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- Spritzehypodermic syringe
- ausspülento clean or rinse
- spritzento inject
- injizierento inject
Greek σύριγγα
- σύριγγα (sýringa)hypodermic syringe
Hebrew מַזְרֵק
- מַזְרֵק (mazrék)hypodermic syringe
Hindi सुई, सिरिंज
- सुई (suī)hypodermic syringe
- सिरिंज (siriñj)hypodermic syringe
Hungarian fecskendő
- fecskendőhypodermic syringe
Icelandic sprauta
- sprautahypodermic syringe
Indonesian sepuit, semprotan
- sepuita device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- semprotanhypodermic syringe
- sepuithypodermic syringe
Irish steallaire
- steallairehypodermic syringe
Italian siringa
- siringahypodermic syringe
Japanese 注射器, 注射器
- 注射器 (chūshaki)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- 注射器 (chūshaki)hypodermic syringe
Korean 주사기
- 주사기 (jusagi)hypodermic syringe
Latin sȳrinx
- sȳrinxhypodermic syringe
Latvian šļirce
- šļircehypodermic syringe
Lithuanian švirkštas
- švirkštashypodermic syringe
Malay picagari
- picagarihypodermic syringe
Māori pūwero, pūwero
- pūweroa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- pūwerohypodermic syringe
Norwegian Bokmål sprøyte
- sprøytehypodermic syringe
Polish strzykawka, strzykawka
- strzykawkaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- strzykawkahypodermic syringe
Portuguese seringa, seringa
- seringaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- seringahypodermic syringe
Romanian seringă, clăti
- seringăhypodermic syringe
- clătito clean or rinse
- injectato inject
Russian спринцо́вка, шприц
- спринцо́вка (sprincóvka)a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- шприц (špric)hypodermic syringe
Slovak striekačka, striekačka
- striekačkaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- striekačkahypodermic syringe
Spanish jeringa, jeringa
- jeringaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- jeringahypodermic syringe
- jeringuillahypodermic syringe
Swahili sirinji
- sirinjia device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Swedish spruta
- sprutahypodermic syringe
Tagalog panturok, hiringgilya
- panturoka device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- hiringgilyaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- hiringgilyahypodermic syringe
- panturokhypodermic syringe
Tamil மருந்தூசி
- மருந்தூசி (maruntūci)hypodermic syringe
Thai เข็มฉีดยา, กระบอกฉีดยา
- เข็มฉีดยา (kěm-chìit-yaa-chaa)hypodermic syringe
- กระบอกฉีดยา (grà-bɔ̀ɔk-chìit-yaa)hypodermic syringe
Turkish şırınga, enjektör
- şırıngaa device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- enjektörhypodermic syringe
- şırıngahypodermic syringe
Ukrainian шприц
- шприц (špryc)hypodermic syringe
Urdu مِحْقَنَہ, سِرِنْج
- مِحْقَنَہ (mihqana)hypodermic syringe
- سِرِنْج (sirinj)hypodermic syringe
Vietnamese xi-lanh, xi lanh
- xi-lanha device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- xi lanha device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
- ống chíchhypodermic syringe
- bơm tiêmhypodermic syringe
- ống tiêmhypodermic syringe
Welsh chwistrell, chwistrellau
- chwistrellhypodermic syringe
- chwistrellauhypodermic syringe
Yiddish שפּריץ
- שפּריץ (shprits)hypodermic syringe
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with syringe
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
syringe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringe
MLA
“syringe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syringe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringe.
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