syringefuln.
/sɪˈrɪndʒfʊl//ˈsɪrɪndʒfʊl/ The quantity that a syringe will hold.
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1733 A. Monro in Med. Ess. Edinb. I. 98 The Injector..will be able to throw several Syringe-fulls into the Vessels.
1864 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. There is a constant splashing and scrubbing; and if the inquiring traveller issues forth on a Saturday morning into the streets he may very likely get a syringeful of dirty water swished into his face.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 885 Shops where injections are to be had at so much the syringeful.
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