lancet

lancet

 [lan´set]

a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife.

Lancet. From Dorland's, 2000.

lan·cet

(lan'set),

A surgical knife with a short, wide, sharp-pointed, two-edged blade.

[Fr. lancette]

lancet

(lăn′sĭt)

n.

1. Medicine A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.

2. Architecture

a. A lancet arch.

b. A lancet window.

Medical journalism The Lancet A major peer-reviewed medical journal in the UK
Medspeak A very small two-sided knife

lancet

1. A small pointed, two-sided knife. See Spring-loaded lancet.

2. A major peer-reviewed medical journal in England.

lan·cet

(lan'sĕt)

A surgical knife with a short, wide, sharp-pointed, two-edged blade.

[Fr. lancette]

lancet

1. (obsolete) a small surgical knife used for making incisions for DRAINAGE. Almost all surgical cutting is now done with disposable surgical scalpels or disposable blades fitted to reusable handles.

2. (The Lancet) a long-established and highly-respected British journal of medicine and surgery, rivalled in status and popularity in Britain only by the British Medical Journal .