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1. (n.) stylet
a stiletto or dagger.
2. stylet
any similar sharp-pointed instrument.
3. stylet
a surgical probe.
4. stylet
a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it.
Etymology: (1690–1700; < F < MF stilet < It stilettostiletto ; -y- < L stylusstylus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stylet
small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stylet
a small poniard; a stiletto
2. (noun) stylet
an instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum
3. (noun) stylet
a stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging
4. (noun) stylet
any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria
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