Stylet

имя существительное 1) [устаревшее] стилет (небольшой кинжал с острым трёхгранным клинком) Синоним(ы): stiletto, dagger 2) [медицина] зонд, катетер

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Stylet

noun Etymology: French, from Middle French stilet stiletto, from Old Italian stiletto — more at stiletto 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 (as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal 3. stiletto

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