stylet
[stahy-lit]
noun
a stiletto or dagger.
any similar sharp-pointed instrument.
Medicine/Medical.
- a probe.
- a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it.
Origin of stylet
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Related Words for stylet
blade, bayonet, sword, cutlass, poniard, stylet, switchblade, stiletto, bodkin, dirk, anlace, sidearm, skeanExamples from the Web for stylet
Historical Examples of stylet
Stylet: a small style or stiff process: one of the piercing mouth structures in Diptera and Hemiptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Leaves alternate, pinnate with stylet in place of the odd leaflet.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
Leaves abruptly pinnate, the place of the odd leaflet taken by a stylet.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
Leaves opposite, abruptly pinnate with a stylet in place of the odd leaflet.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
The question being asked, 'How can the stylet be procured to satisfy curiosity?'
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.John Timbs
stylet
noun
Word Origin for stylet
C17: from French stilet, from Old Italian stiletto; influenced in spelling by Latin stylus style
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stylet
[stī-lĕt′, stī′lĭt]
n.
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