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Definitions for Stylet
[1] a stiletto or dagger.
[2] any similar sharp-pointed instrument.
[3] Medicine/Medical . a probe. a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it.
[4] surgery a wire for insertion into a flexible cannula or catheter to maintain its rigidity or patency during passage a slender probe
[5] zoology any small pointed bristle-like part
Words related to Stylet
blade, bayonet, sword, cutlass, poniard, switchblade, stiletto, bodkin, dirk, anlace, sidearm, skean
Words nearby Stylet
style, style sheet, stylebook, stylee, styler, stylet, styli, styli-, stylie, styliform, styling mousse
Origin of Stylet
1690–1700; < French < Middle French stilet < Italian stiletto stiletto; -y- < Latin stylus. See style, stylus
Word origin for Stylet
C17: from French stilet, from Old Italian stiletto ; influenced in spelling by Latin stylus style
Synonyms for Stylet
bayonet, blade, sword, bodkin, cutlass, dirk, poniard, stiletto, switchblade, anlace, sidearm, skean