Medical term:
lance
lance
[lans]1. lancet.
2. to cut or incise with a lancet or similar instrument.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
lance
(lans),1. To incise a part, as an abscess or boil.
2. A lancet.
[L. lancea, a slender spear]
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lance
(lăns)n.
1.
a. A thrusting weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head.
b. A similar implement for spearing fish.
2. A cavalry lancer.
3. Medicine See lancet.
tr.v. lanced, lancing, lances
1. To pierce with a lance.
2. Medicine To make a surgical incision in; cut into: lance a boil.
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lance
(lans)1. To incise a part, as an abscess or boil.
2. A lancet.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
lance
V. to cut into or incise a part, such as an abscess for the purposes of DRAINAGE of PUS or other fluid. In these days of disposable scalpel blades, the term is no longer used as a noun.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
lance
(lans)1. To incise a body part, as an abscess or boil.
2. A lancet.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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