Micropump

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A microscale pump.

    "This device uses a micropump to propel the medication into the GI tract."

Example

More examples

"This device uses a micropump to propel the medication into the GI tract."

Etymology

From micro- + pump.

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