Luer taper

noun

Luer taper

noun

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

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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.

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