An instrument that is commonly used with a needle for injecting fluid into, or withdrawing fluid from, a body cavity, blood vessel, or tissue.
An instrument for injecting ?uid into, or withdrawing ?uid from, a body cavity, tissue or blood. Syringes come in di?erent sizes and some are specially designed for use in a particular site – for example, for withdrawing CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. The basic design is the same: a calibrated barrel with a plunger at one end, while the other end has a nozzle to which a hollow needle can be attached. Most syringes are disposable, plastic, presterilised and packed in sealed containers. Injections can be given under the skin, into muscle, into a vein or into the cerebrospinal ?uid. The term hypodermic, though literally meaning under the skin, is now used to describe most syringes.
n. an instrument consisting of a piston in a tight-fitting tube that is attached to a hollow needle or thin tube. A syringe is used to give injections, remove material from a part of the body, or to wash out a cavity, such as the ear canal.
Battery or mains electrically driven portable devices into which a SYRINGE can be loaded to give a continuous INFUSION to patients who need regular treatment to control severe pain, or to newborns where the volume to be given is critical and di?cult to control with other devices.... syringe drivers
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