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2. Syringe - Wikipedia

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   A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel. The plunger can be linearly pulled and pushed along the inside of the tube, allowing the syringe to take in and expel liquid or gas through a discharge orifice at the ...

3. Safety syringe - Wikipedia

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   Safety syringe. A safety syringe is a syringe with a built-in safety mechanism to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries to healthcare workers and others. The needle on a safety syringe can be detachable or permanently attached. On some models, a sheath is placed over the needle, whereas in others the needle retracts into the barrel.

4. Vial - Wikipedia

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   Vial. A vial (also known as a phial or flacon) is a small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store medication in the form of liquids, powders, or capsules. They can also be used as scientific sample vessels; for instance, in autosampler devices in analytical chromatography. Vial-like glass containers date back to classical ...

5. Hypodermic needle - Wikipedia

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   Hypodermic needle features. A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (hypo- = under), and δέρμα (derma = skin)) is a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip. It is one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps. [1] It is commonly used with a syringe, a hand-operated device with a plunger, to inject substances ...

6. Instruments used in medical laboratories - Wikipedia

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   Used for intravenous injections and cannulation. Microscope. used for visualising minute structures, including microbes. Bunsen burner or spirit lamps or candles. source of fire / heat. Ultracentrifuge. used to separate particles dispersed in a liquid according to their molecular mass. Electrophoresis apparatus.

7. Gas syringe - Wikipedia

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   A gas syringe showing its components separated and assembled. A gas syringe is a piece of laboratory glassware used to insert or withdraw a volume of a gas from a closed system, or to measure the volume of gas evolved from a chemical reaction. [1] A gas syringe can also be used to measure and dispense liquids, especially where these liquids ...

8. Injection (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Injection (medicine) An injection (often and usually referred to as a " shot " in US English, a " jab " in UK English, or a " jag " in Scottish English and Scots) is the act of administering a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle (usually a hypodermic needle) and a syringe. [1] An injection is considered a form of ...

9. Injector pen - Wikipedia

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   An injector pen consists of a chamber or cartridge of medication, a tip to attach a needle, and a piston or plunger to inject the dose. [4] Some pens, including most insulin pens, include dials to adjust the dose of the injection before each administration. [2] Dials enable more accurate dose measuring than traditional vial and syringe ...