About The Word Stylet
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Stylet
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What's The Definition Of Stylet?
[n] small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stylet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stylet: See Also | style | tardigrade Stylet In Webster's Dictionary \Sty"let\, n. [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See
{Stiletto}.]
A small poniard; a stiletto.
2. (Surg.)
(a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and
for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called
also {specillum}.
(b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular
instruments to maintain their shape and prevent
clogging.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike
organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the
ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.
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