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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
