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syringe

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7 lettersPronunciation /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eginrsyStarts with SEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • “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.”
  • “an ear syringe”
  • “Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!”

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