lancet

lan·cet

L0033300 (lăn′sĭt)n.1. Medicine a. A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.b. A small needle used to prick the skin, as to obtain blood samples for testing blood glucose levels, especially one designed to fit into a specially designed lancing device.2. Architecture a. A lancet arch.b. A lancet window.

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[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of lance, lance; see lance.]

lancet

(ˈlɑːnsɪt) n1. (Tools) Also called: lance a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges2. (Surgery) Also called: lance a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges3. (Architecture) short for lancet arch, lancet window[C15 lancette, from Old French: small lance]

lan•cet

(ˈlæn sɪt, ˈlɑn-)

n. 1. a sharp-pointed surgical instrument, usu. with two edges, for making small incisions. 2. a. lancet arch. b. lancet window. [1375–1425; late Middle English lancette < Middle French. See lance, -et]

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Noun	1.	lancet - an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lancelancet archGothic arch - a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex
	2.	lancet - a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisionslancesurgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery

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