lancet
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lan·cet
(lăn′sĭt)n.
1. Medicine
a. A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.
b. A small needle used to prick the skin, as to obtain blood samples for testing blood glucose levels, especially one designed to fit into a specially designed lancing device.
2. Architecture
a. A lancet arch.
b. A lancet window.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of lance, lance; see lance.]
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lancet
(ˈlɑːnsɪt)n
1. (Tools) Also called: lance a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges
2. (Surgery) Also called: lance a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges
3. (Architecture) short for lancet arch, lancet window
[C15 lancette, from Old French: small lance]
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lan•cet
(ˈlæn sɪt, ˈlɑn-)n.
1. a sharp-pointed surgical instrument, usu. with two edges, for making small incisions.
2.
a. lancet arch.
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Noun | 1. | lancet - an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance Gothic arch - a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex |
2. | lancet - a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery |
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ланцет
llanceta
lancet
lansett
ланцет
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lancet
n (Med) → Lanzette f
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lan·cet
, lancen. lanceta, instrumento quirúrgico;
v. abrir con una lanceta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lancet
n lanceta; diabetic — lanceta para diabéticos; — device lanceteroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.