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lancet
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lancet /lan·cet/ (lan´set) a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife.
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Lancet.

lan·cet (lnst)
n.
A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.

lancet
[lan′sit]
Etymology: L, lancea, lance
a short pointed blade used to obtain a drop of blood for a capillary sample. It has a guard above the blade that prevents deep incision, and it is usually disposable.

lancet
a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife.

lancet fluke
see dicrocoeliumdendriticum.

lancet
1. A small pointed, two-sided knife. See Spring-loaded lancet 2. A major peer-reviewed medical journal in England


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