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Lancet

noun
/læn.sɪt/
Word Frequency: 5.8

Definitions

1.nounA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
2.nounA small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
3.nounAn iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
4.nounA high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century.
5.verbTo pierce with a lancet.

Synonyms

lancelancet archinfectfleamcatlincatlingbladescalpelbistourystilettodaggerponiard

Rhymes With

lansatlansetadvance itblancettblansettcan sitchance hitchance it
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