About The Word Lancet
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Lancet
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What's The Definition Of Lancet?
[n] a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
[n] an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance Synonyms | Synonyms for Lancet: lance | lancet arch Related Terms | Find terms related to Lancet: See Also | Gothic arch | surgical knife Lancet In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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