STYLET


Meaning of STYLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stī-ˈlet, ˈstī-lət ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French stilet stiletto, from Old Italian stiletto — more at stiletto

Date: 1697

1.

a. : a slender surgical probe

b. : a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency

c. : a pointed instrument (as for graving)

2. : a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal

3. : stiletto

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