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Webster 1913 Edition
Stylet
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.
(Zool.)
Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ;
as, the caudal
. stylets
of certain insects; the ventral stylets
of certain InfusoriaWebster 1828 Edition
Stylet
STYLET
,Noun.