stylets
Thin surgical instruments
Stylets is the plural of stylet, a slender pointed instrument.
In medicine, a stylet is a thin wire inserted into a catheter or needle to maintain rigidity or clear blockages.
In biology, stylets are the piercing mouthparts of insects like mosquitoes and aphids, used to penetrate tissue and feed: The aphid's stylets probe plant cells for sap.
Penetrating or very sharp
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
sap-sucking · feeding · phloem · xylem · insects · parasitic · stinger · vector
Pointed implement for sewing
- probeThorough examination or tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
trocar · biopsy · aspiration · microsurgery · precision · surgical · insertion · retractable
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- fangPointed predator tooth
- venomInjected animal poison
injection · parasitoid · wasp · bee · jellyfish · scorpion · spider · penetration
piercing
Penetrating or very sharp
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
mosquitoes · sap-sucking · feeding · phloem · xylem · insects · parasitic · stinger · vector · virus transmission
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- probeThorough examination or tool
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
hypodermic · trocar · biopsy · aspiration · microsurgery · precision · surgical · insertion · retractable · laparoscopic
cnidarian
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- fangPointed predator tooth
venom · injection · parasitoid · wasp · bee · jellyfish · scorpion · spider · penetration · barb
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