(More fully "ear bulb syringe") a hollow rubber or plastic bulb ending in or attached to a tapering tube, used especially to deliver cleansing or medicated liquids to the ear canal.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology.
Definition of ear bulb in US English:
ear bulb
noun
(More fully "ear bulb syringe") a hollow rubber or plastic bulb ending in or attached to a tapering tube, used especially to deliver cleansing or medicated liquids to the ear canal.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology.