Lancet most commonly refers to ''
The Lancet
''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823.
The journal publishes original research articles, ...
'', a medical journal.
It may also refer to:
Medicine
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Lancet (surgery), a cutting instrument with a double-edged blade and a pointed end for making small incisions or drainage punctures.
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Blood lancet
A blood lancet, or simply lancet, is a small medical implement used for capillary blood sampling. A blood lancet, sometimes called a lance, is similar to a scalpel style lancet, but with a double-edged blade and a pointed end. It can even be a ...
, a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing
Architecture
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Lancet arch
Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It ...
, a narrow, tall opening with a pointed arch
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Lancet window
A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and ...
, a window set in a lancet arch
People
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Doron Lancet, Israeli geneticist
Other uses
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Dennis Lancet, a bus chassis
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LG Lancet, a Windows smartphone
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ZALA Lancet, a Russian military drone
See also
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Lancelet
The lancelets ( or ), also known as amphioxi (singular: amphioxus ), consist of some 30 to 35 species of "fish-like" benthic filter feeding chordates in the order Amphioxiformes. They are the modern representatives of the subphylum Cephalochorda ...
, an animal
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Lance (disambiguation)
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