Syringe

device · 1853 · Industrial Revolution

An instrument for injections (Wood, Pravaz).

What it is made of

• Piston — has part. A plunger.
• Needle — has part. A hollow needle.

Principles and materials it uses

• Glass — is made of. The syringe is glass.
• Silver — is made of. Early needles were silver.

Where it is used

• Vaccine — is used in. Injections.
• IV drip — is part of. A needle.
• Local anaesthesia — is used in. Injections.
• Insulin — is used in. Injections.

Things built in a similar way

• Piston pump — works like. A syringe is a hand-operated piston pump.

Take Syringe apart

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