lancet

A small needle used once to get a drop of blood for a test.

• Use a new lancet for each test.
• She pricked her finger with a lancet.
• The kit contains fifty disposable lancets.

Common phrases: disposable lancet, sterile lancet, blood lancet

A small sharp blade used to cut skin or open a swollen area containing infected liquid.

• The surgeon picked up a lancet.
• A small lancet was used to open the abscess.
• The old medical case contained two lancets.

Common phrases: surgical lancet, sharp lancet, lancet blade

A tall narrow window with a sharply pointed top, often found in old churches.

• A tall lancet lit the chapel.
• Three lancets stand above the church entrance.
• Colored glass fills each lancet window.

Similar words: lancet window

Common phrases: lancet window, paired lancet, tall lancet

An iron bar used to open a furnace so melted metal can flow out.

• The worker lifted the iron lancet.
• He opened the furnace hole with a lancet.
• Two lancets lay beside the melting furnace.

Common phrases: iron lancet, furnace lancet

To pierce or cut skin with a small sharp medical blade.

• The doctor decided to lancet the abscess.
• The surgeon lanceted the swollen area carefully.
• They used to lancet the skin to release blood.

Similar words: lance

Common phrases: lancet an abscess, lancet the skin