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FAIRE TIRETTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

Withdraw the plunger of the syringe, before an injection into the vein, to make sure that the needle is in a vein by sucking up some blood.

Key term(s)
  • back track

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Pour vérifier que la seringue est bien dans la veine, aspirer un peu de sang en tirant sur le piston («faire une tirette»).

Spanish

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