lancet

[lan-sit, lahn-]

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noun

a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.

Architecture.

a lancet arch.
a lancet window.

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Origin of lancet

1375–1425; late Middle English lancette < Middle French. See lance¹, -et

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Examples from the Web for lancet

And even The Lancet and Nature publish their share of shaky studies.
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The Lancet should never have published it (many of the co-authors later withdrew their names from the paper).
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According to studies published this week in The Lancet, aspirin radically reduces the risk of cancer.
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The finding, published online in the journal The Lancet, lit up headlines this week.
HPV Infects Millions of Men: Vaccinate the Boys!|Danielle Friedman|March 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The Lancet issued a formal retraction of the study soon after.
U.S. Debunks Autism Myth|Adam Winkler|March 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He obtained permission to do as he pleased, and having by great good luck a lancet with him, he let him blood in the neck.
The History of Little Jack, a Foundling|Thomas Day
When they underwent the operation of the lancet, the doctor's wife and another lady were present; both beautiful women.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville|Washington Irving
The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the Lancet, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse
Noel Paton has shown (Lancet, July 4, 1903) that defective nutrition of the pregnant woman diminishes the weight of the offspring.
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He has done the work with a broad-ax when a lancet was needed.
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British Dictionary definitions for lancet

lancet

noun

Also called: lance a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges

short for lancet arch, lancet window

Word Origin for lancet

C15 lancette, from Old French: small lance

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Word Origin and History for lancet

lancet

late 14c., launcet, from Old French lancette "small lance" (12c.), diminutive of lance (see lance (n.)).

Medicine definitions for lancet

lancet

[lăn′sĭt]

n.

A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions.lance

lancet

noun

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