Translation guide
A lance is a long spear-like weapon used by mounted knights. In modern contexts, it can also refer to a surgical tool or a verb meaning to pierce or cut open.
A long spear used by cavalry, especially in medieval times.
A sharp pointed instrument used in surgery to open boils, abscesses, etc.
To cut open a boil, abscess, or similar with a sharp instrument.
Standard medical term for making an incision or lancing.
The knight charged with his lance at the ready.
Loanword specifically for a knight's lance, often used in games and fantasy.
In that game, the knight who uses a lance is the strongest.
Medical term for a small, sharp surgical knife; also used for blood sampling devices.
The doctor lanced the abscess with a lancet.
General term for a surgical scalpel or lance.
Open the affected area with a lancet.
The doctor lanced the abscess and drained the pus.
More literal 'cut and open', used in everyday explanations.
We need to lance the boil.