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lan⋅cet

  [lan-sit, lahn-]
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–noun
1. a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
2. Architecture.
a. a lancet arch.
b. a lancet window.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME lancette < MF. See lance 1 , -et
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lan·cet   (lān'sĭt)   
n.  

  1. Medicine A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.

  2. Architecture

    1. A lancet arch.

    2. A lancet window.


[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of lance, lance; see lance.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

lancet 
1392, from O.Fr. lancette "small lance," dim. of lance.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lan·cet
Pronunciation: 'lan(t)-s&t
Function: noun
: a sharp-pointed and commonly two-edged surgical instrument used to make smallincisions (as in a vein or a boil) called also lance
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

lancet lan·cet (lān'sĭt)
n.
A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions. Also called lance.

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