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hypodermic needle

device to inject substances into the circulatory system or extract fluids from the body
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hypodermic needle

Summary

hypodermic needle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,181 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hypodermic needle is a type of medical equipment[2].
  • hypodermic needle is a type of medical needle[3].
  • hypodermic needle's Commons category is recorded as Hypodermic needles[4].
  • hypodermic needle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hypodermic needles[5].
  • hypodermic needle's different from is recorded as Igla[6].
  • hypodermic needle's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02000000[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include medical equipment[2] and medical needle[3].

Why It Matters

hypodermic needle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,181 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → medical equipment, medical needle
    Different from → Igla
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535997205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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