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31needle — 1. A slender, solid, usually sharp pointed instrument used for puncturing tissues, suturing, or passing a ligature around or through a vessel. 2. A hollow n. used for injection, aspiration, biopsy, or to guide introduction of a catheter into a v …
32needle — [[t]ni͟ːd(ə)l[/t]] needles, needling, needled 1) N COUNT A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through. 2) N COUNT: usu supp N… …
33Needle remover — a wall mounted sharps container Needle removers are devices that physically remove a needle from a syringe. In developing countries, there is still a need for improvements in needle safety in hospital settings as most of the needle removal… …
34needle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl; akin to Old High German nādala needle, nājan to sew, Latin nēre to spin, Greek nēn Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread …
35Sharp — Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object. * * * school health additional referral program; Scottish Heart and Arterial Disease Risk Prevention [program]; Subcutaneous Heparin in Angioplasty Restenosis Prevention [trial] * * * sharp… …
36needle — Synonyms and related words: Gramophone, Gyrosin compass, PA, PA system, RDF, Victrola, aculeus, acumination, aggravate, annoy, arrow, audio sound system, audiophile, auger, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beset, between, binaural system,… …
37sharp — adjective 1》 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce something. ↘tapering to a point or edge. ↘(of sand or gravel) composed of angular grains. 2》 producing a sudden, piercing sensation or effect. 3》 (of a food, taste, or smell)… …
38sharp — sharply, adv. sharpness, n. /shahrp/, adj., sharper, sharpest, v., adv., n. adj. 1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. 2. terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: The… …
39sharp — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scearp; akin to Old High German scarf sharp and perhaps to Old English scrapian to scrape more at scrape Date: before 12th century 1. adapted to cutting or piercing: as a. having a thin… …
40sharp — [[t]ʃɑrp[/t]] adj. sharp•er, sharp•est, v. adv. n. 1) having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife[/ex] 2) terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: sharp corners[/ex] 3) involving… …
