| The hardness of the fleam metal indicated that it was carburized sufficiently to be made of steel. |
| The operation is performed by three old women, two to hold the patient, and the third to use the fleam. |
| It is also used for tortoise-shell, having in that case a bevel or fleam on the front face, and no set to the teeth. |
| Frequently a veterinary spring lancet or fleam is mistaken for a human lancet, or a scarificator for an instrument of venesection. |
| Immediately the fleam was removed and a jet of blood came forth that was caught and measured in a container. |
| The blade was positioned at right angles to the spring and case, thus adopting the basic shape of the fleam. |
