lancet

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Science Daily • Sep. 17, 2023

Volunteers used a lancet to prick their fingertip and squeeze out droplets of blood that they deposited into sampling devices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2021

The rock sits on the south side of the nave at the heart of a stained glass design covering three lancet windows, depicting a vast cosmos of colorful swirls and dark celestial globes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2019

Dr. Kerr took a small lancet from his bag.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson