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  2. Blood lancet - Wikipedia

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    Blade extracted from disposable self retracting blood lancet with ruler for scale. 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 specialized type of ...

  3. Lancet - Wikipedia

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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. Blood lancet , a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing

  4. Scalpel - Wikipedia

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    A scalpel, lancet, or bistoury is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various handicrafts. A lancet is a double-edged scalpel. A lancet is a double-edged scalpel.

  5. Instruments used in microbiology - Wikipedia

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    Sterile loops: used to inoculate test samples into culture media for bacterial or fungal cultures, antibiograms, etc.; not heated before use—these are disposable pre-sterilised Thermal cycler: used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process. Tissue culture bottles

  6. Category:Biology terminology - Wikipedia

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    refer to something about biology itself; for instance, not a branch of biology; are broadly applicable terms, not specific to a small subset of organisms; do not fit well into any other more specific existing terminology category; Anatomical terms are not included here and appear in sub-categories of the main Anatomy category.

  7. Speculum (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Two cylindrical-shaped glass specula Position of the opened speculum during vaginal examination. Specula have been made of glass or metal. They were generally made of stainless steel and sterilized between uses, but particularly in the 21st century, many — especially those used in emergency departments and doctor's offices — are made of plastic, and are disposable, single-use items.

  8. Sterility assurance level - Wikipedia

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    In microbiology, sterility assurance level (SAL) is the probability that a single unit that has been subjected to sterilization nevertheless remains nonsterile.. It is never possible to prove that all organisms have been destroyed, as the likelihood of survival of an individual microorganism is never zero.

  9. Incision and drainage - Wikipedia

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    It is performed by treating the area with an antiseptic, such as iodine-based solution, and then making a small incision to puncture the skin using a sterile instrument such as a sharp needle or a pointed scalpel. This allows the pus to escape by draining out through the incision.