lancet
noun
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
lancets
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pluralof lancet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In response to KHN questions, the FDA said it considers home collection kits, which can include swabs, lancets, transport tubes and chemicals to stabilize the samples, to be devices that require agency review.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
The installation will cover four window sections, or lancets, that are six feet tall and one-and-a-half-feet wide.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
In 1805, their lobbying led the Vaccine Pock Institute in London to quiz Jesty about his experiment and he was presented with a scroll and gold lancets.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2021
But her diabetes test strips and lancets cost $120 for a three-month supply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2018
The nave is Perpendicular, but the large windows in the south aisle are really Early English lancets, the Perpendicular tracery being inserted—a most unusual development.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
