Stylet

Word STYLET
Character 6
Hyphenation sty let
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Stylet"

What do we mean by stylet?

A slender, pointed instrument or weapon, such as a stiletto. noun

A surgical probe. noun

A fine wire that is run through a catheter, cannula, or hollow needle to keep it stiff or clear of debris. noun

A small, stiff, needlelike organ or appendage, such as a piercing mouthpart of an aphid or other hemipteran insect. noun

A slender pointed instrument; a stiletto. noun

In surgery, the perforator of a trocar; the stiffening wire or rod in a flexible catheter; sometimes, a probe. Also stilette. noun

In zoology, a little style; also, a style; specifically, in entomology, one of the second of the t hree pairs of rhabdites or appendages of the abdominal sternites entering into the formation of the ovipositor. See cut under Arctisca. noun

Specifically— Same as cercopod. Compare style, 2 . noun

In fishes, one of the slender rays of bone on or above the base of the ribs; the epipleural. noun

A small poniard; a stiletto. noun

An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. noun

A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. noun

Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ. noun

A slender medical probe or device. noun

A stiff, slender organ of an animal. noun

A style of a plant's flower. noun

A stiletto or poniard. noun

An engraving tool. noun

An engraving tool, a stylus.

A style of a plant's flower.

A slender medical probe or device.

A poniard or stiletto.

A stiff, slender organ of an animal.

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The word "stylet" in example sentences

For my own use I have taken off the ratchet-locking device for all general work, to be reapplied on the rare occasions when it is required.] _Bronchoscopic and esophagoscopic grasping forceps_ are of the tubular type, that is, a stylet carrying the jaws works in a slender tube so that traction on the stylet draws the V of the open jaws into the lumen of the tube, thus causing the blades to approximate. ❋ Chevalier Jackson (1911)

Modified stylet technique for tenting of amniotic membranes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The needle stylet was removed and a 1-mm fiber-optic micro endoscope was introduced into the needle sheath to allow direct visualization of the bipolar cord cauterization procedure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Molecular filters in the stylet excluded mere cerebrospinal fluid, which was clear and colorless, so that all that was harvested was a concentrated solution of nanites. ❋ GREG COX (2009)

The leafhopper acquires the phytoplasma while feeding by inserting its stylet a long, slender hollow feeding structure into the phloem of infected plants and withdrawing the phytoplasma with the plant sap. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A fitted stylet turned the counting mechanism and a bell rang. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Species parasitic on invertebrates have a slightly modified stylet of the same nature to pierce the cuticle of their prey, for the purpose of feeding on haemolymph. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Je tenais l'appareil de la main gauche mais c'etait sans compter sur mes super tremblements et alors arrivé a la "roue" ou l'on doit tourner le stylet le plus vite possible la c'etait meme pas la peine l'image etait pu du tout cadrée vu que ca bougeait dans tous les sens! ❋ Pinku-tk (2007)

La roue elle, quand elle apparait, il faut se mettre a tourner son stylet le plus vite possible afin de faire monter une jauge! ❋ Pinku-tk (2007)

Quand le cercle touche la pastille HOP il faut la taper avec le stylet! ❋ Pinku-tk (2007)

Ca devient de plus en plus infernal et j'ai faillit peté des tonnes de stylet par frustration ... ❋ Pinku-tk (2007)

Their stylet-type mouthparts also act as dirty needles, carrying viruses between plants. ❋ Unknown (2006)

“Come, Paul!” she reiterated, her eye grazing me with its hard ray like a steel stylet. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I pulled out the stylet and inflated the cuff to keep it in place. ❋ M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona (1997)

While viewing the membrane, and without anesthesia, make a radial incision in the posterior-inferior quadrant with a stylet or a special lancet. ❋ Unknown (1989)

The axle upon which the wheel, T, is keyed is prolonged, on the side opposite e, by a threaded part, a, which actuates a stylet, g. ❋ Various (N/A)

The electro-magnet, E4, attracts its armature, and thus acts upon the lever, h, which presses the sheet of paper against the stylet in front that serves to mark the level of the lowest waters, and against the stylet, g, and the wheels, T and Z. ❋ Various (N/A)

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