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stylet

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stylet [′stī·lət]
(graphic arts)
A slender, pointed marking tool, as one used in graving.
(invertebrate zoology)
A slender, rigid, elongated appendage.
(medicine)
A slender probe used for surgery.
A thin wire inserted in a catheter to provide support or in a hollow needle to clear the passage.


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After the lead was advanced high into the pulmonary artery with an S-curve shaped stylet, it was withdrawn until the tip fell into the RVOT pointing at 2 or 3 o'clock in the antero-posterior projection.
 
 
 
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