/ sɪˈrɪndʒ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
(also hypo·der·mic , ˌhypodermic syˈringe ) a plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs, etc. into a person's body or for taking a small amount of blood from a person
—picture at injection
2.
a plastic or glass tube with a rubber part at the end, used for sucking up liquid and then pushing it out
■ verb
[ vn ] to clean sb's ear by spraying liquid into it with a syringe :
I had my ears syringed.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from medieval Latin syringa , from syrinx , from Greek surinx pipe, channel.