"lancet" meaning in English

See lancet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɑːn.sɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /læn.sɪt/ [Canada, Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lancet.wav Forms: lancets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|launcet}} Middle English launcet, {{der|en|fro|lancete}} Old French lancete, {{surf|en|lance|-et}} By surface analysis, lance + -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} lancet (plural lancets)
  1. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc. Categories (topical): Surgery, Tools Hyponyms (sharp surgical instrument): fleam Translations (surgical instrument): bisturi (Albanian), مِفْصَد (mifṣad) [masculine] (Arabic), فَاصِد (fāṣid) [masculine] (Arabic), նշտար (nštar) (Armenian), ланцет (lancet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), llanceta (Catalan), skalpel [masculine] (Czech), lancet (Dutch), lanceto (Esperanto), æðrajarn [neuter] (Faroese), lansetti (Finnish), lancette [feminine] (French), lanceta [feminine] (Galician), Lanzette [feminine] (German), αμφίστομο νυστέρι (amfístomo nystéri) [neuter] (Greek), νυστέρι (nystéri) [neuter] (Greek), lanceto (Ido), lanset (Indonesian), lancetta [feminine] (Italian), bisturi [masculine] (Italian), メス (mesu) (Japanese), قان آلچی (kan alçı) (Kipchak), launcet (Middle English), tsah (Navajo), ǣderseax [neuter] (Old English), نیشتر (nişter, neşter) (Ottoman Turkish), مفصد (mifsad) (Ottoman Turkish), نشتر (neštar) (Persian), نیشتر (ništar) (Persian), lancet [masculine] (Polish), skalpel [masculine] (Polish), lanceta [feminine] (Portuguese), ланце́т (lancét) [masculine] (Russian), lanceta [feminine] (Spanish), lansett (Swedish), neşter (Turkish), ланцет (lancet) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lancet-en-noun-Nojk3J~k Disambiguation of Surgery: 56 15 8 20 1 Disambiguation of Tools: 32 34 14 8 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -et, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kipchak translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 12 12 21 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 40 18 13 20 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 21 7 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 8 5 12 3 31 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 9 6 14 2 25 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 51 15 7 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 15 9 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 51 15 7 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 15 8 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 16 7 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 15 8 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 17 8 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 49 13 6 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 51 15 7 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 18 7 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 18 8 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 45 16 8 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 17 8 27 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 14 18 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 46 15 8 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 47 16 8 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 15 7 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 43 15 7 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Kipchak translations: 49 15 7 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 39 17 12 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 50 16 7 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 49 14 14 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 54 14 9 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 44 17 9 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 19 8 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 14 7 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 41 17 7 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 17 8 27 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 17 7 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 49 15 7 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 48 17 7 24 4 Disambiguation of 'sharp surgical instrument': 79 7 9 4 Disambiguation of 'surgical instrument': 82 7 9 2
  2. A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-lancet-en-noun-6ij0lPkM Disambiguation of Tools: 32 34 14 8 12 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 21 7 33 5
  3. (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. Categories (topical): Metallurgy, Tools
    Sense id: en-lancet-en-noun-9Z~q0SIu Disambiguation of Tools: 32 34 14 8 12 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (architecture) A high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-lancet-en-noun-lsKcMt1i Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 21 7 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 8 5 12 3 31 2 6 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: launcet [obsolete] Derived forms: lancet arch Derived forms (ichthyological): lancetfish
Disambiguation of 'ichthyological': 40 19 6 35

Verb

IPA: /lɑːn.sɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /læn.sɪt/ [Canada, Northern-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lancet.wav Forms: lancets [present, singular, third-person], lanceting [participle, present], lanceted [participle, past], lanceted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|launcet}} Middle English launcet, {{der|en|fro|lancete}} Old French lancete, {{surf|en|lance|-et}} By surface analysis, lance + -et Head templates: {{en-verb}} lancet (third-person singular simple present lancets, present participle lanceting, simple past and past participle lanceted)
  1. To pierce with a lancet. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-lancet-en-verb-PUMm3ILu Disambiguation of Tools: 32 34 14 8 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: launcet [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "pl:Medical equipment",
    "pl:Surgery",
    "pl:Tools"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "launcet"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English launcet",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "lancete"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French lancete",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lance",
        "3": "-et"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, lance + -et",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lancets",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lanceting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lanceted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lanceted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lancet (third-person singular simple present lancets, present participle lanceting, simple past and past participle lanceted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pierce with a lancet."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːn.sɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lancet.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lancet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lancet.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lancet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lancet.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/læn.sɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Northern-England",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "launcet"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lancet"
  ],
  "word": "lancet"
}

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