Masculino

vlijm

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (feminine, masculine, neuter) a scalpel (sharp small knife with single 3-5 cm long cutting surface as used for surgery)
  2. (feminine, masculine, neuter) a fleam or lancet (sharp instrument with two-sided, 1-3 mm long cutting surface, as used to open a vein for taking blood sample)
  3. (feminine, figuratively, masculine, neuter, rare) any sharp or poignant organ, such as a tooth or snake's tongue

Sinónimos

lancet

Traducciones

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/vlɛi̯m/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle Dutch vlîme, vlieme, from older *vlît(e)me, *vliet(e)me, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos). Cognate with Old High German fliodema (modern Fliete), Middle Low German vlêteme, Old English flītme, Old French flieme (English fleam).

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