hypodermic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HYPODERMIC

a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin <he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm>

Synonyms hype [slang], hypodermic, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, syringe

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