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📚 noun • entry_id 31976

lancet

/ˈlɑːn.sɪt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
lanceta
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.
Phrases
lancet archlancetfishmicrolancet
Word forms
lancetslauncet