Medical Device
hypodermic needle
[ hahy-puh-dur-mik need-lz ]
Definitions related to hypodermic needles:
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A slender, hollow needle used for injection or aspiration.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Hollow, sharp-pointed needle used for injection or infusion of fluids.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A hypodermic single lumen needle is a device intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts of the body below the surface of the skin. The device consists of a metal tube that is sharpened at one end and at the other end joined to a female connector (hub) designed to mate with a male connector (nozzle) of a piston syringe or an intravascular administration set.Standard Product NomenclatureU.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
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