syrette
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9.9
- noun
- /sɪˈrɛt/
- Archaic
:
sireta
- The soldier carried a syrette in his first aid kit for when he might need to treat injuries.
- morphine syrette
Examples
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He took a Syrette from his pocket, stuck himself again, and wiped himself dry with his shirt.
Fiction book (2000) -
In an emergency, the paramedic pulled out a syrette to quickly administer the pain relief.
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Never had to use these syrettes before.
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"At 0430 hours the next morning, David Todd used his last Syrette.
Fiction book (2000) -
She wants to take a (syrette) loaf to the Sergeant.
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There were five remaining Syrettes of morphine, which he hoped to conserve for when things got worse.
Fiction book (2000) -
At daybreak, David took two penicillin tablets, punched in a Syrette, and waited for the inner music.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the heat of midday, David took out his seventh Syrette, punched up, dragged himself down to the river, slipped in, and waited for his feet to quiet down.
Fiction book (2000) -
During the training exercise, the instructor demonstrated how to use a syrette to deliver medicine effectively.
Synonyms
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4.9
A small tube with a thin needle used to put medicine under the skin
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A syringe with a needle used to give injections
How Simple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Syrette comes from the common word syringe plus the small French ending -ette, which means 'little', as in kitchenette or cigarette. So a syrette is a 'little syringe', a small tube used to give a single dose of medicine in an emergency.