Definition of stylets Stylets

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stylets (Noun)
Plural of stylet.

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stylets, noun, plural of stylet.

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Noun

Plural: stylets

stylet - small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade

style a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"

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stylet (Noun)
A slender medical probe or device.
stylet (Noun)
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
stylet (Noun)
A style of a plant's flower.
stylet (Noun)
A stiletto or poniard.
stylet (Noun)
An engraving tool, a stylus.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

stylet (n.)
A small poniard; a stiletto.
stylet (n.)
An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum.
stylet (n.)
A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
stylet (n.)
Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

stylet
A small poniard or dagger; a stiletto.

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stylet, noun, singular of stylets.

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