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lancet 1. a pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges 2. short for lancet arch, lancet window lancet [′lan·sət] (medicine) A sharp-pointed, double-edged cutting instrument used to make small incisions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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read one of the most hair-raising articles Science World has published this year, which traces the life cycle of a lancet fluke and explains how one bizarre parasite enslaves female crabs. The lancet fluke, for example, is a leaf-shaped flatworm, and this deceptively simple-looking species--Dicrocoelium dendriticum [dye-KROW-sealy-um den-DRIT-ic-um]--has a wildly elaborate life cycle. |
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