1
a
: a slender surgical probe
b
: a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency
c
: a pointed instrument (as for graving)
2
: a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (such as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal
3
: stiletto
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The team explains how scientists can examine an octopus’ beak, stylets, and growth rings in the lab to determine how old the animal is.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
The stylet adapts to more easily pierce a partner’s skin, becoming sharper and reinforced.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida.
—Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
The stylet adapts to more easily pierce a partner’s skin, becoming sharper and reinforced.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida.
—Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
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