Luer syringe

[ lōō′ər ]

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A glass syringe with a metal tip and locking device to secure the needle, used for hypodermic and intravenous purposes.

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And no human development, no magic pill, no sterile syringe, can change that.
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They studied the packages carefully, searching for syringe marks or suspicious powders.
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A man was restraining him from behind while, to his horror, he said, he saw another leaning in to jab a syringe into his arm.
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He must have been brought awake by a stimulant, for a white-coated figure was beside him, holding a hypodermic syringe.
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By inserting a wooden rod and valve, this tube would be converted into a powerful syphon, or syringe.
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But he quickly filled the syringe, and prepared to repeat the former operation.
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It is wise not to use an ordinary fountain syringe as the oil spoils the rubber very quickly.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
The pail was raised, and the syringe pointed, when the hall door opened, and Mr Grave walked in!
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