stylet
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈstaɪlɪt/
- Specialized
:
estilete
- We were able to intubate the trachea on the second attempt with the help of a stylet.
Examples
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The trachea was intubated with great difficulty in the second attempt using a stylet inside the laser tube.
Academic text (2007) -
During the procedure, she inserted a stylet into the needle to help with fluid delivery.
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Using an 18-gauge cannula passer with an internal stylet, we subcutaneously passed the lead.
Academic text (2001) -
However, high ventilatory pressures led us to suspect tube malposition, so the nasal tube was replaced with an oral tube by using a stylet.
Academic text (2002) -
We had also kept a stylet and an intubating bougie ready in anticipation of a difficult airway, along with laser endotracheal tubes.
Academic text (2007) -
Scientists have recently ruled out the possibility that the stylets of certain mites are too short to puncture cells on the front surfaces of some ferns.
Academic text (2004) -
The doctor used a stylet to guide the placement of the catheter safely.
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The research team studied how the stylet in certain animals can pierce tough materials.
Synonyms
1
8.3
A small sharp knife used to make cuts or holes in the skin
How Pointed
- Specialized
7
3.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
438
1.0
3
8.5
- Specialized
225
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
stylet = styl + et
Although the form looks like a diminutive (styl + -et), the word is a borrowed diminutive and not transparently analyzable by average learners from a familiar English base like 'style'.
Etymology
Stylet comes from the Latin word stilus, which meant a 'pointed stick' or 'writing tool', and it is the same root as stylus, a small pointed tool you might imagine as a tiny sharp pen. So a stylet is a small, thin, pointed instrument used for piercing.