Word
Stylet
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
sty-let
Definition
- n. - A small poniard; a stiletto.
- n. - An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for
passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum.
- n. - A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular
instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
- n. - Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the
caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain
Infusoria.
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