I. sə-ˈrinj also ˈsir-inj noun
Etymology: Middle English syring, from Anglo-French siringe, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek syring-, syrinx panpipe, tube
Date: 14th century
: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (as the body or its cavities): as
a. : a device that consists of a nozzle of varying length and a compressible rubber bulb and is used for injection or irrigation
b. : an instrument (as for the injection of medicine or the withdrawal of bodily fluids) that consists of a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger and a hollow needle
c. : a gravity device consisting of a reservoir fitted with a long rubber tube ending with an exchangeable nozzle that is used for irrigation of the vagina or bowel
II. transitive verb
( sy·ringed ; sy·ring·ing )
Date: 1610
: to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe