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hypodermic

[hahy-puh-dur-mik] / ˌhaɪ pəˈdɜr mɪk /


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But the Beauty was originally intended as a commercial product, a “fountain of youth” in hypodermic form, created by immortality-seeking billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

"Mosquitoes evolved right along with them with a new feeding strategy of developing hypodermic needles for mouths and feeding on blood in order for females to have plenty of protein to develop mature eggs."

From Science Daily Oct. 18, 2023

You think the Iron Throne is bad, the bassinets in the Seven Kingdoms are probably made out of old razor blades and hypodermic needles.

From Washington Post Sep. 11, 2022

The hollow hypodermic needles typically used to deliver vaccines depend on positive pressure.

From Science Magazine Mar. 18, 2022

Lee watched him, holding his breath the way a doctor watches for the reaction to a hypodermic.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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