style

sty·let

, stylette (stī'let, stī-let'),

1. A flexible metallic rod inserted in the lumen of a flexible catheter to stiffen it and give it form during its passage.

2. A slender probe.

Synonym(s): style, stylus (3) , stilus

[It. stilletto, a dagger; dim. of L. stilus or stylus, a stake, a pen]

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style

the stalk of the PISTIL of a flower connecting the STIGMA to the ovary.

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