stilet

stilet
sti·let 'stī-lət or sti·lette sti-'let n STYLET (1)
sti·let·ted adj

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n.
1. a slender probe.
2. a wire placed in the lumen of a catheter to give it rigidity while the instrument is passed along a body canal (such as the urethra).

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sti·let (sti-letґ) [Fr. stilette] stylet.

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