instillator
Noun: * A medical device for administering liquid: An "instillator" is a piece of medical equipment designed to introduce a liquid, typically a medication or solution, into a body cavity or onto a surface in a slow, controlled, drop-by-drop manner.
The term "instillator" is a specialized, technical word used almost exclusively in professional medical, clinical, or scientific contexts. It refers to the apparatus itself, not the action of using it. * The surgeon used an instillator to apply the antibiotic solution directly to the wound bed. * For the eye irrigation procedure, ensure the instillator is filled with the prescribed saline solution.
- The process performed using this device is called instillation.
- The instillation of the dye was performed carefully.
- The verb for the action is to instill (or instil).
- The nurse will instill the drops every four hours.
- Instillation (n): The act or process of administering a liquid drop by drop.
- Instill (v): To introduce a liquid drop by drop. (Note: This verb has a separate, more common metaphorical meaning: "to impart gradually," as in ).
- Dropper (n): A simpler, more general device for dispensing liquids in drops. An "instillator" is often a more complex or specialized type of dropper for medical use.
- Irrigator (n): A device for washing out a cavity, which may function similarly but often with a larger, continuous flow rather than a precise drop-by-drop action.
- Medical dropper
- Drop dispenser (medical context)
The core meaning of "instillator" is highly specific to its function of controlled, dropwise delivery in a medical or laboratory setting. It is not used for general-purpose droppers, like those found on bottles of essential oils or children's medicine, which are simply called "droppers."
- medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop