lancet
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening…A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
» The lancet windows allow light to stream into the nave.
Meaning
4 sensesA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
Lanzette
ланце́тlancét
ланцетlancet
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture.
an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
Examples
2 sentencesThe lancet windows allow light to stream into the nave.
The Lancet MMR autism hoax was and is one of the most widespread medical disparities of human modernity.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface anFrom Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.
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Forms
plural: lancetsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions:lance
- an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance:lancet arch