I. sy ‧ ringe 1 /səˈrɪndʒ, sɪˈrɪndʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: syringa , from Greek syrinx 'tube' ]
an instrument for taking blood from someone’s body or putting liquid, drugs etc into it, consisting of a hollow plastic tube and a needle SYN hypodermic
II. syringe 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to clean something with a syringe, for example your ears