hypodermic needle

English

Different bevels on hypodermic needles

Syringe on left, hypodermic needle with attached colour coded Luer-Lok connector on right

Hypodermic needle features

Noun

hypodermic needle (plural hypodermic needles)

1. A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.
2. Synonym of hypodermic syringe

Translations

hollow needle

• Danish: kanyle (da) c
• Finnish: injektioneula
• French: aiguille hypodermique (fr)
• Polish: igła podskórna f
• Tibetan: སྨན་ཁབ (sman khab)
• Vietnamese: kim tiêm dưới da