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syrinx: see panpipes panpipes, Pandean pipes (păndē`ən), or syrinx ..... Click the link for more information. . Syrinx transformed into reeds which pursuing Pan made into pipe. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 232; Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses] See : Music Syrinx nymph, pursued by Pan, was changed into a reed, from which Pan made his pipes. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 876]
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A pilot study in Rhode Island, allowing physicians to prescribe syringes in order to reduce that state's exceptionally high rate of HIV infection among injection drug users, not only reduced needle sharing as hoped, but also helped some patients get into drug treatment programs and quit their drug abuse entirely. While most safety syringes are retro-fitted using add-on pieces, this device is uniquely engineered with the safety feature integral to the design. While safety syringe products encompass a broad range of design approaches including manual and auto disabling devices, retractable syringes represent the most elegant approach to addressing the caregiver sharps risk issue by de-emphasizing the need for a sharps disposal step. |
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