Syringe with a base body, which has a syringe cylinder with an injection-side end, and a piston rod, the front end section of which is arranged in the syringe cylinder so that it can be displaced along a displacement direction, wherein the base body has a front stop for the piston rod, in which the distance between the front end section and the injection-side end of the syringe cylinder is minimal, wherein the syringe comprises an setting element which has a rear stop for the piston rod, in which the distance between the front end section and the injection-side end of the syringe cylinder is maximum, wherein the setting element can be moved relative to the base body and can be detachably connected with the base body in at least two predetermined setting positions, in which the position of the rear stop is different in the displacement direction, so that the maximum stroke of the piston rod can be set by selecting one of the setting positions for the setting element, and wherein the setting element has a resilient pressure piece (31, 40) and that the base body has a latching recess for the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) in each predetermined setting position, characterized in that the base body has a guide groove for the resilient pressure piece (31, 40), which guide groove extends along the displacement direction and in which the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) is guided when the setting element is displaced relative to the base body along the displacement direction, for each predetermined setting position, an setting groove branches off from the guide groove transversely to the guide groove, in which the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) can be moved by relative rotation of the setting element and base body, and that each setting groove has a latching recess. a base body, which has a syringe cylinder with an injection-side end, and a piston rod, the front end section of which is arranged in the syringe cylinder so that it can be displaced along a displacement direction, wherein the base body has a front stop for the piston rod, in which the distance between the front end section and the injection-side end of the syringe cylinder is minimal, wherein the syringe comprises an setting element which has a rear stop for the piston rod, in which the distance between the front end section and the injection-side end of the syringe cylinder is maximum, wherein the setting element can be moved relative to the base body and can be detachably connected with the base body in at least two predetermined setting positions, in which the position of the rear stop is different in the displacement direction, so that the maximum stroke of the piston rod can be set by selecting one of the setting positions for the setting element, and wherein the setting element has a resilient pressure piece (31, 40) and that the base body has a latching recess for the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) in each predetermined setting position, characterized in that the base body has a guide groove for the resilient pressure piece (31, 40), which guide groove extends along the displacement direction and in which the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) is guided when the setting element is displaced relative to the base body along the displacement direction, for each predetermined setting position, an setting groove branches off from the guide groove transversely to the guide groove, in which the resilient pressure piece (31, 40) can be moved by relative rotation of the setting element and base body, and that each setting groove has a latching recess.