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单词 lancet
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lancet in British English

(ˈlɑːnsɪt)
noun
1.  Also called: lance
a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges
2.  short for lancet arch, lancet window
Word origin
C15 lancette, from Old French: small lance

lancet in American English

(ˈlænsɪt)
noun
1. 
a small, pointed surgical knife, usually two-edged, used for making small incisions, skin punctures, etc.
2. 
a. 
lancet arch
b. 
lancet window
Word origin
ME lancettis, pl. < OFr lancette, dim. of lance, lance

Examples of 'lancet' in a sentence
lancet

I remembered how confidently the big doctor had wielded his surgical lancet.
Tapply, William G A RODENT OF DOUBT (2002)
Vance held a piece of gauze in his left hand and the lancet in his right.
Tapply, William G A RODENT OF DOUBT (2002)
To his surprise, it had narrow lancet windows along one wall.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)

All related terms of 'lancet'

lancet arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
lancet fish
either of two deep-sea teleost fishes, Alepisaurus ferox or A. borealis , having a long body with a long sail-like dorsal fin: family Alepisauridae
lancet window
a narrow window having a lancet arch
acute arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
pointed arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
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