vlijm.
a scalpel (sharp small knife with single 3-5 cm long cutting surface as used for surgery)
Meaning & usage
a scalpel (sharp small knife with single 3-5 cm long cutting surface as used for surgery)
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)
any sharp or poignant organ, such as a tooth or snake's tongue
Where this word comes from
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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