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Definition of: lancet
(lan′sit, län′-) noun
1. A surgeon's two-edged cutting or bloodletting instrument with one or more small blades.
2. Archit. a A lancet-shaped or acutely pointed window: also lancet window. b An acutely pointed arch: also lancet arch.
3. A small lance. [<F lancette, dim. of lance <OF, LANCE]
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