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stylet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stylet \Sty"let\, n. [F., dim. of style; cf It stiletto. See {Stiletto}.] A small poniard; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) a An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like a probe, -- called also {specillum}. b A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stylet n : small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
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