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instillator

instillator noun: an instiller.

Noun

instillator (plural instillators)

  1. An instiller.
  2. A device for injecting controlled amounts of fluids or ointments into the urethra, consisting of a catheter with a fitting on the outside for a syringe.
    • Exceptionally it is extremely difficult to determine just when the instillator catheter has been introduced to the proper depth.1907, James William White, Edward Martin, Genito-urinary Surgery and Venereal Diseases, page 160
    • The Keyes or the Guyon instillator may be employed for fluids; only the former can be used with ointments .1910, Edward Loughborough Keyes, Diseases of the genito-urinary organs, page 196

Forms of instillator

pluralinstillators

Questions about instillator

What does instillator mean?
Instillator means an instiller.
What part of speech is instillator?
Instillator is a noun.
What is the plural of instillator?
The plural of instillator is instillators.

Words near instillator in the dictionary

  1. instillates
  2. instillation
  3. instillation abortion
  4. instillation abortions
  5. instillations
  6. instillator
  7. instillators
  8. instillatory
  9. instilled
  10. instiller
  11. instillers

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