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lancet

[lan-sit, lahn-] / ˈlæn sɪt, ˈlɑn- /




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With one lancet left, I enlisted the services of my photographer-turned-nurse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

A disposable lancet must pierce the skin, before drops of blood can be sucked into a pipette, mixed with a chemical and placed in the test cassette.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2025

His lancet windows feature entire segments, such as the protesters’ placards, crafted in different shades of white, allowing sunshine to come pouring through.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2023

That's the reality for ants infected with the lancet liver fluke, a tiny parasitic flatworm.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2023

He did not carry a lancet or bowl.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The installation will cover four window sections, or lancets, that are six feet tall and one-and-a-half-feet wide.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2021

In 1805, their lobbying led the Vaccine Pock Institute in London to quiz Jesty about his experiment and he was presented with a scroll and gold lancets.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2021

But her diabetes test strips and lancets cost $120 for a three-month supply.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2018

The lancets used to prick fingers pose another problem.

From Science Magazine Mar. 7, 2018

In the vestry, which is off the north aisle, are three small lancets upon which appear figures against quarry backgrounds not as usual ensconced in canopies.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill




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