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Lancet definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

L'ANCET, n.
1. A surgical instrument, sharp-pointed and two-edged; used in venesection, and in opening tumors, abscesses, etc.
2. A pointed window.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: lancet arch, lancet]
2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet, lance]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions 2. a. lancet window b. lancet arch

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a small broad two-edged surgical knife with a sharp point. Phrases and idioms: lancet arch (or light or window) a narrow arch or window with a pointed head. Derivatives: lanceted adj. Etymology: ME f. OF lancette (as LANCE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lancet Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See Lance.] 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. --Knight. Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. (b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.