vacutainer

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vacutainer

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Blend of vacuum + container, originally a trademark.

noun vacutainers · Vacutainer

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

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"vacutainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vacutainer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"vacutainer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vacutainer.

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@misc{vacutainer_2026,
  title = {vacutainer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vacutainer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}