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Luer taper

Luer taper noun: a standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments.

Noun

Luer taper (plural Luer tapers)

  1. A standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments.

Forms of Luer taper

pluralLuer tapers

Origin of Luer taper

Invented by Karl Schneider and named after the 19th-century German medical instrument maker Hermann Wülfing Lüer.

Questions about Luer taper

What does Luer taper mean?
Luer taper means a standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments.
What part of speech is Luer taper?
Luer taper is a noun.
What is the plural of Luer taper?
The plural of Luer taper is Luer tapers.

Words near Luer taper in the dictionary

  1. Luengases
  2. luepeptin
  3. Luepke
  4. Luepkes
  5. Luer lock
  6. Luer taper
  7. Luer tapers
  8. Luera
  9. Lueras
  10. Luerases
  11. Luers

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