stylet

stylet /sty·let/ (sti´lit)

1. a wire run through a catheter or cannula to render it stiff or to remove debris from its lumen.

2. a slender probe.

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sty·let (st-lt, stlt)

n.

1. A fine wire that is run through a catheter, cannula, or hollow needle to keep it stiff or clear of debris.

2. A slender surgical probe. Also called stylus.

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stylet

[stī′lət, stīlet′]

Etymology: It, stiletto, dagger

a thin metal probe for inserting into or passing through a needle, tube, or catheter to clean the hollow bore or for inserting into a soft, flexible catheter to make it stiff as the catheter is placed in a vein or passed through an orifice of the body. Also spelled stilet, stilette.

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stylet,

n a wire inserted into a soft catheter or cannula to secure rigidity; a fine wire inserted into a hollow needle to maintain patency.

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stylet

1. a wire run through a catheter or cannula to render it stiff or to remove debris from its lumen.

2. a slender probe.