vacutainer

English

Alternative forms

Vacutainer

Etymology

Blend of vacuum +‎ container, originally a trademark.

Noun

vacutainer (plural vacutainers)

(medicine) A glass or plastic test tube with a rubber stopper creating an internal vacuum, used to draw blood samples.

Anagrams

intervacua

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