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needlestick
noun nee·dle·stick \ˈnē-dəl-ˌstik\
Definition of NEEDLESTICK
: an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (as a syringe) —called also needlestick injury
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First Known Use of NEEDLESTICK
1976
Rhymes with NEEDLESTICK
bailiwick, biopic, Bolshevik, bone to pick, call in sick, candlestick, candlewick, cattle tick, cherry-pick, corner kick, Dominic, do the trick, double-quick, EBCDIC, fiddlestick, fingerpick, flutter kick, hemistich, heretic, lunatic, Menshevik, meterstick, onside kick, overtrick, point-and-click, politic, politick, polyptych, rhythm stick, scissors kick, shooting stick, singlestick, swagger stick, swizzle stick, taperstick, turn the trick, undertrick, walking stick, Watson-Crick
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needlestick
noun nee·dle·stick \ˈnēd-əl-ˌstik\
Medical Definition of NEEDLESTICK
: an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (as a syringe)—called also needlestick injury
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