hypodermic needle

noun

a hollow needle used to inject solutions subcutaneously.

hypodermic needle

A hollow needle used in medical syringes to inject fluids into the body or draw fluids from it.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypodermic needle¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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A search of their vehicle yielded the drugs, hypodermic needles and other related paraphernalia, according to authorities.

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Garbage, campfires, hypodermic needles and feces litter the beach, Hun said.

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Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.

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Aside from a few discarded hypodermic needles on the ground, the Hunter’s Field Playground in New Orleans looks almost untouched.

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The stingers buried themselves into my skin like mini hypodermic needles — and I enjoyed it.

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hypodermic hypodermic syringe

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