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stylet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stylet /ˈstʌɪlɪt/

▶noun

1 Medicine a slender probe.
■ a wire or piece of plastic run through a catheter or cannula to stiffen or clear it.

2 Zoology (in an invertebrate) a small style, especially a piercing mouthpart of an insect.

– origin C17: from Fr. stilet, from Ital. stiletto (see stiletto).

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