Nanotainer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small container used to hold a blood sample.

    "It has already received one approval, on a test for herpes simplex virus type 1, and will continue to use the nanotainer for that test."

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"It has already received one approval, on a test for herpes simplex virus type 1, and will continue to use the nanotainer for that test."

Etymology

From nano- + container, introduced by the startup Theranos.

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blood sample

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