U-ni-vers′al Syr′inge.
(Surgical.) A syringe to be used for various purposes, having irrigatingnozzles of various shapes and sizes, for reaching different portions of the body, washing out wounds and ulcers, injecting caustic solutions, etc. The various attachments are applicable to the uterus, male and female urethra, and bladder; ear, larynx, nares; a hard rubber stop-cock fits the catheter, or trocar, for hydrocele, etc.
Newton's universal joint. |