syringe
verb [T] /sɪˈrɪndʒ/Definition
› to clean the inside of the ears by pushing water into them and then sucking it out of them using a syringeMedicine in different forms
(Definition of syringe verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- capsule noun (MEDICINE)
- dosage noun
- drug noun (MEDICINE)
- HRT noun
- medicinal adjective
- ointment noun
- palliative noun
- patent medicine noun
- pharmaceutical adjective
- pharmaceutical noun
- phial noun
- potion noun
- preparation noun (MIXTURE)
- prescription drug noun
- restorative noun
- Rx
- script noun (TEXT)
- syrup noun
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