lancet

Plural: lancets

Noun

• A small, pointed surgical knife; a narrow, arched window.
• an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
• A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
• A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
• An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
• A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture.

Verb

• To pierce with a lancet.

Examples

• His precise play of ’LANCET’ cut through the opponent’s defenses, opening up scores.

Synonyms

lance, lancet arch

Related Words

LANCETED