lancet /lan·cet/ (lan´set) a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife. 
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Lancet.
lan·cet (l n s t)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
Medical journalism The Lancet A major peer-reviewed medical journal in the UK
Medspeak A very small two-sided knife
Medspeak A very small two-sided knife
lancet [lan´set]
a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife.
Lancet. From Dorland's, 2000.
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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