Word Meaning

Meaning of "stylet" and the crossword clue

- Surgical instrument
- A small poniard; a stiletto.
- An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum.
- A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
- Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.