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lancet

noun
/ˈlɑːn.sɪt/UK/ˈlæn.sɪt/CA

Etymology

From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.

  1. derived from lancete
  2. inherited from launcet

Definitions

  1. 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.

    • With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.

  2. A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a…

    A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.

  3. An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic…

      A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture.

      • He looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.

    2. To pierce with a lancet.

    3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA