hypodermic needle
51Needle-exchange programme — Contents of a needle exchange kit A Needle syringe programme (NSP) or syringe exchange programme (SEP) is a social policy based on the philosophy of harm reduction where injecting drug users can obtain hypodermic needles and associated injection… …
52needle — n. 1) to thread a needle 2) a crochet; darning; hypodermic; knitting; phonograph; sewing needle 3) (misc.) a needle in a haystack ( smt. that is impossible to find ) * * * [niːdl] darning hypodermic knitting phonograph sewing needle a crochet to… …
53needle — 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 …
54needle — noun 1 for sewing, knitting, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ blunt ▪ sharp ▪ fine ▪ darning, embroidery …
55needle — n. & v. n. 1 a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and with a slit (eye) for thread at the other, used in sewing. b a larger plastic, wooden, etc. slender stick without an eye, used in knitting. c a slender hooked… …
56needle — nee|dle1 [ˈni:dl] n ↑thread, ↑reel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sewing)¦ 2¦(drugs)¦ 3¦(pointer)¦ 4¦(medical treatment)¦ 5¦(leaf)¦ 6¦(records)¦ 7 like looking for a needle in a haystack ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …
57needle — I UK [ˈniːd(ə)l] / US [ˈnɪd(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms needle : singular needle plural needles ** 1) a very thin sharp metal tube used for putting medicine or drugs into your body, or for taking blood out. It is fixed to a plastic tube… …
58hypodermic — hy•po•der•mic [[t]ˌhaɪ pəˈdɜr mɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pha of or characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin 2) pha injected under the skin: a hypodermic medication[/ex] 3) anat. pertaining to parts under the skin 4)… …
59needle — nee|dle1 [ nidl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for medicine/drugs ▸ 2 for sewing/knitting etc. ▸ 3 on scientific instrument ▸ 4 very thin sharp leaf ▸ 5 on record player 1. ) a very thin sharp metal tube used for putting medicine or drugs into your body, or …
60hypodermic — hy·po·der·mic || ‚haɪpəʊ dÉœrmɪk / dÉœËm n. hypodermic injection (injection of medication or drugs beneath the skin); hypodermic syringe (small syringe with a hollow needle used to inject medication or drugs under the skin) adj. beneath …
