sy·ringe (s?-r?nj?, sîr??nj)n.1. A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.2. A hypodermic syringe.[Middle English syryng, from Medieval Latin s?ringa, from Late Latin, injection, from Greek s?rinx, s?ring-, shepherd’s pipe.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.syringe (?s?r?nd?; s??r?nd?) n1. (Medicine) med an instrument, such as a hypodermic syringe or a rubber ball with a slender nozzle, for use in withdrawing or injecting fluids, cleaning wounds, etc2. (Tools) any similar device for injecting, spraying, or extracting liquids by means of pressure or suctionvb (tr) to cleanse, inject, or spray with a syringe[C15: from Late Latin, from Latin: syrinx]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sy?ringe (s??r?nd?, ?s?r ?nd?) n., v. -ringed, -ring?ing. n. 1. a small tube with a narrow outlet and fitted with a piston or rubber bulb for drawing in or ejecting fluid. 2. any similar device for pumping and spraying liquids through a small aperture. v.t. 3. to cleanse, wash, inject, etc., by means of a syringe. [1375?1425; late Middle English syring