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Lancet

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Noun

1. lancet, lancet arch

an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance

2. lance, lancet

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lancet

see synonyms of lancet
noun
1. Also called: lance
a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges
2.  short for lancet arch, lancet window

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Lancet

see synonyms of lancet
noun
1. 
a small, pointed surgical knife, usually two-edged, used for making small incisions, skin punctures, etc.
2. 
a. 
lancet arch
b. 
lancet window

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lancet

see synonyms of lancet
n.
1. Medicine
a. A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.
b. A small needle used to prick the skin, as to obtain blood samples for testing blood glucose levels, especially one designed to fit into a specially designed lancing device.
2. Architecture
a. A lancet arch.
b. A lancet window.

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