lancet
English
Alternative forms
- launcet (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance [1].
Pronunciation
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Noun
lancet (plural lancets)
- A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
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- (architecture) A high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century.
Hyponyms
- (sharp surgical instrument): fleam
Derived terms
- lancet arch
- (ichthyological): lancetfish
Translations
surgical instrument
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Verb
lancet (third-person singular simple present lancets, present participle lanceting, simple past and past participle lanceted)
- To pierce with a lancet.
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lancet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.