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Mandrin vs Stylet - What's the difference?

mandrin | stylet |

As nouns the difference between mandrin and stylet

is that mandrin is (medicine) a metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure while stylet is a slender medical probe or device.

mandrin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.

    • Synonyms

    * mandrel

    stylet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slender medical probe or device.
  • (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
  • (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
  • A stiletto or poniard.
  • An engraving tool, a stylus.