stylet
21stylet — [ stʌɪlɪt] noun 1》 Medicine a slender probe. ↘a wire or piece of plastic run through a catheter or cannula to stiffen or clear it. 2》 Zoology (in an invertebrate) a small style, especially a piercing mouthpart of an insect. Origin C17: from… …
22stylet — n. 1. Stiletto, poniard, dagger. 2. (Surgery.) Specillum …
23stylet — sty·let …
24stylet — n.; see stilet …
25stylet — 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;… …
26stylet — /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 …
27stylet — n. 1 a slender pointed instrument; a stiletto. 2 Med. the stiffening wire of a catheter; a probe. Etymology: F stilet f. It. STILETTO …
28stylet extension — see odontophore …
29stylet sac — see trophic sac …
30stylet sheath — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In aculeate Hymenoptera, the dorsal part of the terebra …