lancet
Collocations
3ADJ.
drained, light
LANCET + NOUN
autism, h, hoax, kan, mmr, windows
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.
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.
He looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.
verb
To pierce with a lancet.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.
WiktionaryHe looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.
WiktionaryThe Lancet MMR autism hoax was and is one of the most widespread medical disparities of human modernity.
Tatoeba · #12601549The lancet windows allow light to stream into the nave.
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