lancet

noun lan·cet \ˈlan(t)-sət\

medical : a sharp tool used for cutting the skin

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

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15th century

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noun lan·cet \ˈlan(t)-sət\

: a sharp-pointed and commonly two-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions (as in a vein or a boil)—called also lance

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