Medical Dictionary

Luer syringe

noun Lu·er syringe \ˈlü-ər-\

Medical Definition of LUER SYRINGE

:  a glass syringe with a glass piston that has the apposing surfaces ground and that is used especially for hypodermic injection

Biographical Note for LUER SYRINGE

Luer, (died 1883), German instrument maker. Luer is known to have worked in Paris.

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