hypodermic needle, a short, thin hollow needle that attaches to a syringe for injecting a drug or medication under the skin or into vessels and for withdrawing a fluid, such as blood, for examination.traumatic needle an eyeless surgical needle with the suture attached to a hollow end. biopsy needle a hollow needle with an inner needle that detaches tissue for biopsy and brings it to the surface of its lumen; types include the Menghini and Silverman needles.
On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly...
In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and was  the first African American to play major league baseball. A member  of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson waâ¦s the first African American to  break a record in the Negro league and was the best African  American baseball player in history. bob corly.