hypodermic

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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

For example, vaccines under development that consist of DNA are generally too thick to flow through a standard hypodermic needle.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2022

Mom pushes down on the hypodermic syringe full of saline to flush the wound.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin