BISTOURY

Etymology

Noun

bistoury (plural bistouries)

A narrow-bladed surgical knife.

Source: Wiktionary


Bis"tou*ry, n.; pl. Bistouries. Etym: [F. bistouri.]

Definition: A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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