lancet

lan·cet | \ ˈlan(t)-sət

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Definition of lancet

1 : a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions

2a : lancet window

b : lancet arch

Examples of lancet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In promotional videos for the new Kickstarter project, called DIPLE, a tester used a commercial lancet to take a small sample of blood before sandwiching it between thin glass slides to examine red blood cells. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "If You've Ever Wanted a Smartphone Microscope, Now's Your Chance," 22 Nov. 2019 Needles, syringes, lancets and liquids will not be accepted, according to the news release. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Hospital hosts Crush the Crisis to collect opiods," 16 Sep. 2019 The Crush the Crisis program will be taking multiple varieties of opioid medications, including capsules, tablets and patches, but will not be accepting needles, syringes, inhalers, lancets or liquids. — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, "HCA Houston locations to ‘Crush the Crisis’ with opioid take-back day," 12 Sep. 2019 No food scraps, batteries, yard waste, greasy pizza box lids (recycle the clean parts), Styrofoam, wet paper towels, diapers of any kind, clothing, shoes, toys, diabetic lancets, metal tools, nails and construction debris. — Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, "The dos and the don'ts: How to recycle properly in Kentucky," 23 July 2019 For the finger pricks, a lancet is used to draw four drops of blood, which is dripped onto a blood collection card. — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, "Your DNA, Your Diet: How Nutrition Is Being Personalized," 30 Aug. 2018 But her diabetes test strips and lancets cost $120 for a three-month supply. — John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com, "Sky-High Deductibles Broke the U.S. Health Insurance System," 26 June 2018 But her diabetes test strips and lancets cost $120 for a three-month supply. — John Tozzi And Zachary Tracer, latimes.com, "How sky-high deductibles broke the U.S. health insurance system," 26 June 2018 The parasite, the lancet liver fluke, is a flatworm that jumps between different animal species to complete its life cycle. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, "These Brain Worms Turn Ants Into Death-Seeking Zombies," 10 June 2018

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“Lancet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lancet. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020.

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