1. characterized by or experiencing sharp, stabbing pain; pierced or wounded
Usage: medical or literary usage

1. past tense of lancinate; to cause sharp, stabbing pain or to pierce with or as if with a lance
Usage: medical or literary usage; often used in medical contexts to describe sudden, sharp pain

Examples

• The patient reported lancinated pain in her shoulder after the injury.
• A lancinated sensation shot through his leg when he moved.
• The doctor noted the lancinated quality of the patient's complaints.
• Sharp, lancinated pains accompanied the infection.
• She described a lancinated ache that came and went throughout the day.