lancet
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈlæn.sɪt/
- Specialized
:
lanceta
- She squeezes the lancet, and a drop of blood splashes into a glass vial.
Examples
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Drained of blood, his naturally ruddy face was as white as the pillowcase beneath it, and his outflung arm was black and blue where the physician's sharp lancet had probed for a vein.
Fiction book (1993) -
In addition, one may use a longer lancet with deeper penetration.
Academic text (2001) -
Press the lancet firmly against the side of the finger.
Academic text (2001) -
Eve takes a breath, then produces a lancet from her pocket.
Fiction book (1997) -
Once the fingertip is dry, twist the lancet's blue top to remove the cap.
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A stab incision is then made with a lancet, approximately 3mm above the lower border of the earlobe (Figure 1).
Academic text (2011) -
The nurse used a lancet to make a small incision in the patient's skin.
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To monitor his diabetes, he pricked his finger with a lancet to get a blood sample.
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Before testing my cholesterol, the technician carefully used a lancet to draw a drop of blood.
Synonyms
A very sharp knife a doctor uses in an operation to cut parts of the body
Compounds
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lancet comes from the old word lance, which means 'spear', and the small knife is named for that shape. So a lancet is a tiny, sharp blade like a little spear used to make a small cut or hole.