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Definition of Lancet

1. Noun. An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance.

2. Noun. A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions.

Definition of Lancet

1. n. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc.

Definition of Lancet

1. a narrow, pointed arch [n -S] : LANCETED [adj]

Medical Definition of Lancet

1. 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. Lancet arch A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. The doctor, or surgeon fish. Origin: F. Lancette, dim. Of lance lance. See Lance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lancet

lancelet lancelet lancelets lancelike Lancelot lanceolar lanceolate lanceolate lanceolated lanceolate leaf

lanceolate spleenwort lancer lancers lances lancet (current term) lancet (current term) lanceted lancetfish lancets lancet arch

lancet fish lancet window lancewood lancewood lancewoods lancewood tree lance corporal lance fish lanch lanched

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