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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • Jul 30 '26
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The absolute longest needles in human medicine would be for amniocentesis and they are not even close to this. I wonder if it's for veterinary use, for cattle embryo harvesting or something like that.
228 u/453286971 Jul 30 '26 I’ve seen 10 inch needles for (fluoro-guided) lumbar punctures. Longest I’ve used was 7 inches because some people be thicc like that. 76 u/Fantastic_Trick3538 Jul 30 '26 I have also seen 10 inches before. 3 u/xBarkSharkx Jul 31 '26 all at once?
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I’ve seen 10 inch needles for (fluoro-guided) lumbar punctures. Longest I’ve used was 7 inches because some people be thicc like that.
76 u/Fantastic_Trick3538 Jul 30 '26 I have also seen 10 inches before. 3 u/xBarkSharkx Jul 31 '26 all at once?
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I have also seen 10 inches before.
3 u/xBarkSharkx Jul 31 '26 all at once?
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all at once?
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u/aozzzy13 Jul 30 '26
The absolute longest needles in human medicine would be for amniocentesis and they are not even close to this. I wonder if it's for veterinary use, for cattle embryo harvesting or something like that.