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ランセット Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ランセット

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Meanings

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noun

lancet

A small, sharp surgical instrument used for making incisions or punctures, especially in medical contexts.

from Dutch

医い師しはランセットで小ちいさな切せっ開かいをした。
The doctor made a small incision with a lancet.

Similar words

メス
メス is a general scalpel used for larger incisions, while ランセット is a smaller, pointed lancet often used for punctures or blood sampling.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch 'lancet', a small surgical knife. The exact route into Japanese is uncertain, but it likely entered through medical terminology during the Edo period.