noun Download 🔗Share A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc. Examples : "The doctor used a lancet to make a small incision on the patient's finger to draw a blood sample for testing. " medicine utensil device anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer. Examples : "Maria pricked her finger with a lancet to check her blood sugar level using her glucometer. " medicine device utensil technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. Examples : "The steelworker used the lancet to carefully release the molten iron from the blast furnace. " material utensil industry technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century. Examples : "The old castle's library had a beautiful lancet window, letting in soft light. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pierce with a lancet. Examples : "The doctor needed to lancet the boil to drain the pus. " medicine anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
