stylet

noun

sty·let stī-ˈlet How to pronounce stylet (audio)

ˈstī-lət

: a slender surgical probe

: a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency

: a pointed instrument (as for graving)

: a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (such as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal

: stiletto

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Randi Kaye And Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021 It’s on the end of this stylet that receptors AsOr8 and AaOr49 are located.

Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020 A tubule connected to the stylet acts as a tow line, which the predatory cell uses to draw the prey cell close enough to strike—at which point the predatory cell actually unzips its own cell membrane to engulf the prey cell.

Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2017 Polykrikos cells have a capsule, called a nematocyst, that contracts to propel a sharp stylet through the water—and through the armor of another microbe.

Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2017

单词	stylet
释义	stylet noun sty·let stī-ˈlet ˈstī-lət 1 a : a slender surgical probe b : a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency c : a pointed instrument (as for graving) 2 : a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (such as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal 3 : stiletto Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida. Randi Kaye And Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021 It’s on the end of this stylet that receptors AsOr8 and AaOr49 are located. Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020 A tubule connected to the stylet acts as a tow line, which the predatory cell uses to draw the prey cell close enough to strike—at which point the predatory cell actually unzips its own cell membrane to engulf the prey cell. Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2017 Polykrikos cells have a capsule, called a nematocyst, that contracts to propel a sharp stylet through the water—and through the armor of another microbe. Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2017 Word History Etymology French, from Middle French stilet stiletto, from Old Italian stiletto — more at stiletto First Known Use 1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition stylet noun sty·let stī-ˈlet ˈstī-lət 1 also stylette stī-ˈlet a : a slender surgical probe b : a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency 2 : a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal stylet noun as in bayonet Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bayonet bodkin poniard dagger cutter cutlass knife stiletto machete switchblade dirk sheath knife pocketknife shank steel bowie knife bolo yataghan saber switch knife sword jackknife rapier sabre cleaver scalpel shiv hack
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