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Invented by Karl Schneider and named after the 19th-century German medical instrument maker Hermann Wülfing Lüer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luer taper
Today it means: 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. Full definition →