vacutainer

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounvacutainer (plural vacutainers)

plural vacutainers · alternative Vacutainer

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

Origin

Blend of vacuum + container, originally a trademark.

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Translations

Finnish tyhjiöputki
  • tyhjiöputkitest tube with internal vacuum
Cite this entry
APA

vacutainer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacutainer

MLA

“vacutainer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacutainer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacutainer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacutainer.

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