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sty·let

 (stī-lĕt′, stī′lĭt)
n.
1. A slender, pointed instrument or weapon, such as a stiletto.
2.
a. A surgical probe.
b. A fine wire that is run through a catheter, cannula, or hollow needle to keep it stiff or clear of debris.
3. Zoology A small, stiff, needlelike organ or appendage, such as a piercing mouthpart of an aphid or other hemipteran insect.
[French, from Italian stiletto, stiletto; see stiletto.]
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stylet

(ˈstaɪlɪt)
n
1. (Surgery) surgery
a. a wire for insertion into a flexible cannula or catheter to maintain its rigidity or patency during passage
b. a slender probe
2. (Zoology) zoology any small pointed bristle-like part
[C17: from French stilet, from Old Italian stiletto; influenced in spelling by Latin stylus style]
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sty•let

(ˈstaɪ lɪt)

n.
1. a stiletto or dagger.
2. any similar sharp-pointed instrument.
3.
a. a surgical probe.
b. a wire run through the length of a catheter, cannula, or needle to make it rigid or to clear it.
[1690–1700; < French < Middle French stilet < Italian stiletto stiletto; -y- < Latin stylus stylus]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stylet - small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
tardigrade - an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
style - a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
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Abbreviations Ap: Apical plate bu: Buccula bs: Base of the apical plate cd: Dorsal condyle cv: Midventral condyle cp: Convex plate en: End of the apical plate gl: Orifice of the maxillary gland gr: Stylet groove mb: Intersegmental membrane in: Notch (incision) is: Intercalary sclerites Lr: Labrum Mxp: Maxillary plates no: Nodule nd: Nodule (distinct visible) Pp: Posterior plate of cranium si: Intersegmental sclerites sp: Suspensory plate stb: Stylets bundle tp: Triangular plate wp: Winged plate I: First segment II: Second segment III: Third segment IV: Fourth segment (D): Dorsal view (L): Lateral view (V): Ventral view.
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The first valvifers (gonocoxites VIII) are continuous with the rami of the first valvulae (gonapophyses VIII) or ventral stylets. The second valvifers (gonocoxites IX) extend as the third valvulae (gonostyli) or ovipositor sheath and ventrally bear the fused second valvulae (gonapophyses IX) or dorsal stylets (Fig.
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Most exuviae of nymphal instars in psyllids and other hemipterans have fully extended stylets that usually remain attached to their host plants (Ammar & Hall 2012).
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Octopus stylets, thought to represent a highly reduced internal shell, consist of a pair of small, widely separated chitinouslike rods embedded within the mantle muscle (Bizikov 2004).
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The first clinical association of LP with epidermoid tumours was made by Choremis et al in 1956, the risk factors being multiple punctures and use of spinal needles without introducers and stylets (5-7).
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In a series of lab tests, the researchers found that aphids responded to the alarm pheromone by removing their feeding tubes, or stylets, from barley leaves and crawling out of test areas.
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