Syringe, << suh RIHNJ, >> is a pumplike device. It is a tube, tapered at one end, with a plunger or a soft, hollow bulb at the other. The plunger or bulb either creates suction or forces fluid from the syringe. Syringes are used to spray or inject liquids, or to remove them by suction. See also Hypodermic injection ; Intravenous injection .
