/
ˈstʌɪlɪt/
n.
- Medicine a slender probe.
▸a wire or piece of plastic run through a catheter or cannula to stiffen or clear it.
- Zoology (in an invertebrate) a small style, especially a piercing mouthpart of an insect.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. stilet, from Ital. stiletto (see stiletto).
