lancet
Pronunciation:
/læn.sɪt//lɑːn.sɪt/noun
Definitions
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
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 arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century.
verb
Definitions
To pierce with a lancet.