lancet
/ˈlɑːn.sɪt/US/ˈlæn.sɪt/
lancet noun: a sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
Noun
lancet (plural lancets)
- A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 248
- 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 acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture.
- He looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.2014, Richard Powers, Orfeo, W. W. Norton & Company, page 234
Verb
lancet (third-person singular simple present lancets, present participle lanceting, simple past and past participle lanceted)
- To pierce with a lancet.
Proper noun capitalized: Lancet
Lancet (plural Lancets)
- A surname.
lancet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lancet in Hindi
- लैंसेट, लांसेट
lancet in Tamil
- அறுவை மருத்துவக்கூர் கத்தி, இரட்டைவிளிம்புக்கத்தி, இருபுறக்கத்தி
lancet in Marathi
- लॅन्सेट, लँसेट
lancet in Urdu
- ایک چھوٹا آلہ جراحی, نشتر
More languagesFewer languages
- lancet in Bengali
- ল্যান্সেট, ল্যানসেট
- lancet in Telugu
- లాన్సెట్, లాంసెట్
- lancet in Malayalam
- ലാൻസെറ്റ്, ലാൻസറ്റ്
- lancet in Kannada
- ಈಟಿಕೆ
- lancet in Punjabi
- ਲਾਂਸੈੱਟ, ਲੈਂਸੇਟ, ਲੈਨਸੈੱਟ
- lancet in Gujarati
- લેન્સેટ, લૅન્સેટ
- lancet in Odia
- ଲ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍ସେଟ୍, ଲାନ୍ସେଟ୍, ଲାନ୍ସଟ୍
- lancet in Nepali
- ल्यानसेट, ल्यान्सेट
- lancet in Arabic
- مِفْصَد mifṣad, فَاصِد fāṣid
- lancet in Indonesian
- lanset
- lancet in Persian
- نشتر neštar, نیشتر ništar
Forms of lancet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lancets |
| alternative form | launcet |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lancets |
| present participle | lanceting |
| past participle | lanceted |
| past | lanceted |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lancets |
Origin of lancet
From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.
Words formed from lancet
Phrases with lancet
Questions about lancet
- What does lancet mean?
- Lancet means a sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- What is lancet in Hindi?
- Lancet in Hindi is लैंसेट, लांसेट. See Lancet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lancet?
- Lancet can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lancet?
- Lancet is pronounced /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lancet?
- The plural of lancet is lancets.
Words near lancet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lancet (page history and authors); Lancet (page history and authors); lancet (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lancet (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lancet (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lancet (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lancet (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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