How to Use lancet in a Sentence

lancet

noun
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  • Use a lancet, a tool used to pierce the skin, to create a clean opening down the center of the blemish.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 13 Mar. 2018
  • But her diabetes test strips and lancets cost $120 for a three-month supply.
    — John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com, 26 June 2018
  • For the finger pricks, a lancet is used to draw four drops of blood, which is dripped onto a blood collection card.
    — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
  • If the idea of using something with an actual lancet is intimidating, take the DIY route.
    — Marissa Desantis, Teen Vogue, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Needles, syringes, lancets and liquids will not be accepted, according to the news release.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2019
  • State law prohibits the disposal of sharps, including needles, syringes and lancets in regular trash.
    — Gary Warth, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The parasite, the lancet liver fluke, is a flatworm that jumps between different animal species to complete its life cycle.
    — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2018
  • So, think glucose monitoring systems, lancets, alcohol swabs or prep pads, all of that can really add up.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Wood-beam cathedral ceilings, ornate ironwork and lancet-style windows are among the architectural details.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
  • Additionally, many healthcare providers' offices have A1C testing machines that enable them to get a result using a small drop of blood obtained by pricking your finger with a lancet.
    — Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That’s welcome news for the nation’s 30 million diabetics, who stand not only to get some relief from the seemingly incessant stream of lancets, test strips and syringes, but also to stay healthier.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 2 May 2017
  • With traditional methods, patients may take regular blood sugar measurements by pricking their finger with a needle-like device known as a lancet, but not record them.
    — Katie Jennings, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • No food scraps, batteries, yard waste, greasy pizza box lids (recycle the clean parts), Styrofoam, wet paper towels, diapers of any kind, clothing, shoes, toys, diabetic lancets, metal tools, nails and construction debris.
    — Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2019
  • The Crush the Crisis program will be taking multiple varieties of opioid medications, including capsules, tablets and patches, but will not be accepting needles, syringes, inhalers, lancets or liquids.
    — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Harris has applied for seven patents, including a potentially revolutionary device for testing blood, glucose, hemoglobin and white-blood cell count by using a finger cuff instead of the lancet that can be the bane of a diabetic’s existence.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2017
  • Using traditional petrochemical manufacturing processes to make materials is like using a blunt instrument, Emanuel said, while bio-manufacturing is more akin to a lancet.
    — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 14 May 2021

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