Lancet
British medical publication
A lancet is a small, pointed surgical blade used to make incisions or puncture skin—the kind used for blood draws or to drain abscesses.
The word extends to lancet windows and arches in Gothic architecture, which taper to a sharp point at the top. *The Lancet* is also a prominent British medical journal, named for the surgical instrument.
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
abscess · puncture · surgical · dissection · cutting · sharps · sterile · wound
Of healthcare practice
- publicationIssued written material
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
evidence-based · citation · paper · editorial · academic · retraction · Wakefield · Horton
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
phlebotomy · abscess · puncture · surgical · dissection · cutting · sharps · sterile · wound · procedure
medical
Of healthcare practice
- publicationIssued written material
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studyDeliberate learning effort
clinical · evidence-based · citation · paper · editorial · academic · retraction · Wakefield · Horton · epidemiology
arch
Curved spanning structure
tracery · trefoil · ogive · medieval · ecclesiastical · nave · clerestory · mullion · aperture · fenestration
cavalry
Mounted military force
mounted · weapon · charge · horseback · medieval · tournament · piercing · thrust · combat · warfare
Lancettabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
newspaper · Daily Mail · National Enquirer · popular press · blog
Lancetblunt instrument
Weapon lacking an edge
mallet · cudgel · hammer · retractor · tongue depressor
Lancetround arch
Arch with constant radius
barrel vault · rose window · oculus · horseshoe arch · porthole
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