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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
DEF

A collapsible tube fitted with a hypodermic needle and containing a single dose of medicine.

CONT

Syrettes were another method of medicine delivery, commonly used in World War II by the soldiers themselves. They were single-use, single-dose capsules of morphine with a needle on the end, supplied in soldier's medical kits to blunt the pain of a wound when medics were not readily available.

OBS

syrette: originally a trademark name that is now used as a common noun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
OBS

syrette : initialement une marque de commerce qui est passée dans l'usage comme un nom commun.

Spanish

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