stylet
stylet
[ˈstʌɪlɪt]
noun
[ˈstʌɪlɪt]
noun
- (Medicine)a slender probe
(医)细探子，细探针
■a wire or piece of plastic run through a catheter or cannula in order to stiffen it or to clear it
通管丝，管心针 - (Zoology)(in an invertebrate) a small style, especially a piercing mouthpart of an insect
(动)（无脊椎动物的）小针刺；吻针；口锥
- late 17th cent.: from French stilet, from Italian stiletto (see stiletto)
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