needle stylet
1needle — 1. A slender, solid, usually sharp pointed instrument used for puncturing tissues, suturing, or passing a ligature around or through a vessel. 2. A hollow n. used for injection, aspiration, biopsy, or to guide introduction of a catheter into a v …
2stylet — 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… …
3stylet — /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; < F < MF stilet < It stiletto… …
4stylet — sty·let stī let, stī lət n 1) also sty·lette stī let a) a slender surgical probe b) a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency 2) a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (as a… …
5stylet — sty•let [[t]ˈstaɪ lɪt[/t]] n. 1) a stiletto or dagger 2) any similar sharp pointed instrument 3) med a) a surgical probe b) a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it • Etymology: 1690–1700;… …
6stylet — /ˈstaɪlət/ (say stuyluht) noun 1. a stiletto or dagger. 2. some similar sharp pointed instrument. 3. Medicine a. a probe. b. a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it. 4. Zoology → style (def …
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