lancet
see also: Lancet
Pronunciation Noun
Lancet
Proper noun
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see also: Lancet
Pronunciation Noun
lancet (plural lancets)
- A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
- (architecture) A high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century.
- French: lancette
- German: Lanzette
- Italian: lancetta
- Portuguese: lanceta
- Russian: ланце́т
- Spanish: lanceta
lancet (lancets, present participle lanceting; past and past participle lanceted)
- To pierce with a lancet.
Lancet
Proper noun
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