Akademik
lance
1.
To
incise
a
part
, as an
abscess
or
boil
.
2.
A
lancet
. [L. lancea, a slender spear]
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lance
'lan(
t
)s
n
LANCET
lance
vt
,
lanced
;
lanc·ing
to open with or as if with a lancet: make an incision in or into
<\lance a boil> <\lance a vein>
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(lans) [L.
lancea
] 1.
lancet
. 2. to cut or incise with a lancet.
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.