Luer taper

noun

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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Meanings

nounLuer taper (plural Luer tapers)

plural Luer tapers

  1. 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.

Origin

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

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APA

Luer taper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luer%20taper

MLA

“Luer taper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luer%20taper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Luer taper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luer%20taper.

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