stylette


sty·let

, stylette (stī'let, stī-let'), 1. A flexible metallic rod inserted in the lumen of a flexible catheter to stiffen it and give it form during its passage. 2. A slender probe. Synonym(s): style, stylus (3) , stilus [It. stilletto, a dagger; dim. of L. stilus or stylus, a stake, a pen]

sty·lette

(stī-let') 1. A flexible metallic rod inserted in the lumen of a flexible catheter to stiffen it and give it form during its passage. 2. A slender probe.
Synonym(s): stylus (3) , stilus.
[It. stilletto, a dagger; dim. of L. stilus or stylus, a stake, a pen]

stylet

S19-899620, stylette (stī-lĕt′) [Fr. stilette] 1. A small, sharp-pointed instrument for probing.2. A wire used to pass through, stiffen or clear a cannula or catheter.

sty·lette

, stylet (stī-let', stī'let) 1. Flexible metallic rod inserted in lumen of flexible catheter to stiffen and give it form during its passage. 2. Slender probe. [It. stilletto, a dagger; dim. of L. stilus or stylus, a stake, a pen]