Instillator (Noun)
Meaning
Medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Doctors used a special instillator to administer medication directly into the patient's eye over the course of several hours.
- A nurse carefully set up the instillator to give the patient a controlled dose of antibiotics through a urinary catheter.
- The instillator allowed for precise delivery of anesthesia into the surgical site with minimal discomfort to the patient.
- The pharmacy developed a new instillator for use with a topical cream that was designed to treat skin conditions.
- In the lab, researchers tested an experimental instillator that could put a tiny amount of liquid onto a microscopic slide for further study.