lancet

English

Alternative forms

• launcet (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French lancette diminutive of lance

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /lɑːn.sɪt/ SAMPA: /lA:n.sIt/
• (US) IPA: /læn.sɪt/ SAMPA: /l{n.sIt/

Noun

lancet (plural lancets)

1. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venisection and for opening abscesses etc.
2. A fleam.

Derived terms

• lancet arch
• (ichthyological): lancetfish

References

Webster's International Dictionary 1902.

Translations

surgical instrument

Albanian: bisturi (sq) Armenian: նշտար (hy) (nštar) Bulgarian: ланцет (bg) (lancet) m. Catalan: llanceta (ca) Dutch: lancet (nl) Esperanto: lanceto (eo) French: lancette (fr) f. German: Lanzette (de) f. Greek: αμφίστομο νυστέρι (el) (amfístomo nystéri) n., νυστέρι (el) (nystéri) n.

Ido: lanceto (io) Italian: lancetta (it) f. Polish: lancet (pl) m. Russian: ланцет (ru) (lancét) m. Spanish: lanceta (es) f. Swedish: lansett (sv) Turkish: neşter (tr) Ukrainian: ланцет (uk) m.

a fleam

Greek: φλεβοτόμος (el) (flevotómos) m.

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Hebrew: אזמל

External links

• Lancet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• cantle