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
Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024
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
Waiting for this moment, the most individual of endings to such a collective experience: an appointment in a plastic chair for a one-on-one encounter with a hypodermic needle.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2021
Doc Daneeka accepted the explanation and put away his hypodermic syringe.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
