luer syringe

luer syringe
\\ˈlüə(r)-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after Luer died 1883 French instrument maker
: a glass syringe with a glass piston that has the apposing surfaces ground and that is used especially for hypodermic injection

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