heringgilya
heringgílya with stress marks
syringe; medical instrument
Usage Note
Heringgilya is borrowed from Spanish 'jeringuilla' and is the standard Tagalog term for a hypodermic syringe or needle. Patients and healthcare workers alike use this term in Philippine hospitals and clinics, making it a familiar word across medical settings.
Examples
" Kailangan ng nurse ng heringgilya. "
Natural Translation
The nurse needs a syringe.
Literal Translation
Needs the nurse a syringe.
" Kailangan ng doktor ng heringgilya para makapag-injeksyon. "
Natural Translation
The doctor needs a syringe in order to give an injection.
Literal Translation
Needs the doctor a syringe to be-able-to-inject.
" Bago turukan ang pasyente, sinigurado ng nars na bago at malinis ang heringgilya upang maiwasan ang anumang impeksyon. "
Natural Translation
Before injecting the patient, the nurse made sure the syringe was new and clean in order to avoid any infection.
Literal Translation
Before inject the patient, made-sure by-the nurse that new and clean the syringe so-that avoid the any infection.
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