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What (who) is Lancing - definition

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Lancing (disambiguation)

Lancing         
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lance.
Lanced         
CLINICAL PROCEDURE USED TO RELEASE PUS
Lancing (surgical procedure); Lancing (Surgical Procedure); I&D; Clinical lancing; Lanced; Drainage (medical); Lancing boils; I & D; I and D
·Impf & ·p.p. of Lance.
Incision and drainage         
CLINICAL PROCEDURE USED TO RELEASE PUS
Lancing (surgical procedure); Lancing (Surgical Procedure); I&D; Clinical lancing; Lanced; Drainage (medical); Lancing boils; I & D; I and D
Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus. 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.

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Lancing

Lancing may refer to:

  • Lancing (surgical procedure)
  • Lancing (shearing), a manufacturing procedure
  • Lancing, West Sussex, England, a village
    • Lancing (electoral division), a West Sussex County Council constituency
    • Lancing College, a boarding school near the village
    • Lancing railway station, serving the village
    • Lancing Carriage Works, a defunct railway site in the village
Examples of use of Lancing
1. Free–lancing on the Ashdown appointment was tragedy.
2. The MP, educated at Steyning Grammar School and Lancing College, graduated in history and politics at London University.
3. The infections can often still be treated by lancing and draining sores and quickly administering other antibiotics, such as bactrim.
4. To make matters worse, the about–face was reportedly abetted by an American diplomat‘s free–lancing on Karzai‘s behalf.
5. Lancing should take place in the afternoons in order to sun–block the seeping opiate from drying up quickly.