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seringue

syringe

noun seh-RANG Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Usage Note

Seringue is used in both medical (seringue hypodermique) and veterinary contexts. The verb seringuer means to inject or wash out with a syringe. In everyday usage it almost always refers to a medical syringe rather than any laboratory or industrial device.

Examples

"L'infirmière a préparé la seringue."

Natural Translation

The nurse prepared the syringe.

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