[sy.ringe] n [ME syring, fr. ML syringa, fr. LL, injection, fr. Gk syring-, syrinx panpipe, tube] (14c): 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
[2]syringe vt sy.ringed ; sy.ring.ing (1610): to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe