[ sɪ'rɪn(d)ʒ , 'sɪ- ]
■ noun a tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, often one fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids into or from the body.
■ verb ( ~s , syringing , ~d ) spray liquid into or over with a ~.
Origin
ME: from med. L. syringa , from syrinx (see syrinx ).