lancing
Opening an abscess
Lancing is the act of piercing or cutting open with a lancet or sharp instrument, typically to drain fluid or relieve pressure: The doctor recommended lancing the boil.
The term extends to any sharp, piercing motion: Sunlight came lancing through the blinds.
In jousting contexts, lancing refers to attacking with a lance.
Localized pus collection
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- carbuncleMulti-headed skin infection
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
- drainageLiquid removal system
incision · pus · infection · swelling · inflammation · sterile · scalpel · antiseptic
abscess
Localized pus collection
drainage · incision · pus · infection · swelling · inflammation · sterile · scalpel · antiseptic · gauze
puncture
Hole from penetration
impale · skewer · spike · needle · jab · prick · transfix · gouge · stab · prod
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
armor · charger · melee · tourney · joust · pavilion · tilt · quintain · lists · unhorse
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- ancient medicinephysicians, healers, Hippocratic Oath, Hippocratic oath, four humors
- folk medicinefolk medicine, herbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbal medicine
- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
- removing excesspruning, trimming, skimming, draining, filtering
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
lancingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
extracting · pulling out · removing · retracting · shielding