stylus

stylus definition - medical

sty·lus (stīˈləs)

noun pl. sty·lus·es or sty·li (-lī)
  1. A pencil-shaped structure.
  2. A pencil-shaped medicinal preparation for external application; as a medicated bougie.
  3. See stylet.

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