STYLET


Meaning of STYLET in English

/stuy"lit/ , n.

1. a stiletto or dagger.

2. any similar sharp-pointed instrument.

3. Med.

a. a probe.

b. a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it.

[ 1690-1700; stilet stiletto STILETTO; -y- stylus. See STYLE, STYLUS ]

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