Definition of Fleam

1. n. A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet.

Definition of Fleam

1. Noun. A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like. ¹

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Definition of Fleam

1. a surgical instrument [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fleam

1. A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle; a peg tooth. Origin: F. Flamme, OF. Flieme, fr. LL. Flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. Vlijm. See Phlebotomy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleam

fleabag
fleabags
fleabane
fleabanes
fleabite
fleabites
fleabitten
fleaborne
fleahopper
fleahoppers
fleak
fleaker
fleakers
fleaking
flealike
fleam (current term)
fleams
fleamy
fleapit
fleapits
flearidden
fleas
fleasome
fleawort
fleaworts
flecainide
flecainide acetate
fleche
fleches
flechette

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