| gum lancet | A lancet used for incising the gum over the crown of an erupting tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spring lancet | A lancet with a handle containing a blade that is activated by a spring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thumb lancet | A lancet with short flat blade which folds back, when closed, between two plates of the handle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lancet | 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. <chemistry> An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. Lancet arch A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. The doctor, or surgeon fish. Origin: F. Lancette, dim. Of lance lance. See Lance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |