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ECRASEUR
Etymology
Noun
ecraseur (plural ecraseurs)
(surgery) A surgical instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a chain to avoid haemorrhage.
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• saucerer
Source: Wiktionary
e`cra`seur", n. Etym: [F., fr. Ă©craser to crush.] (Surg.)
Definition: An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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