bistoury

bistoury
A long, narrow-bladed knife, with a straight or curved edge and sharp or blunt point (probe-point); used for opening or slitting cavities or hollow structures. [Fr. bistouri, fr. It. dialect bistori, perh. fr. Pistoia, Italy]

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bis·tou·ry 'bis-tə-rē n, pl -ries a small slender straight or curved surgical knife with a sharp or blunt point

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n.
a narrow surgical knife, with a straight or curved blade.

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bis·tou·ry (bisґt-re) [Fr. bistouri] a long, narrow surgical knife, straight or curved, used for incising abscesses and enlarging sinuses, fistulas, etc.

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  • bistoury — BISTOURY. s. m. Sorte de petit rasoir dont les Chirurgiens se servent pour faire des incisions. On luy a donné un coup de bistoury …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Bistoury — Bis tou*ry, n.; pl. {Bistouries}. [F. bistouri.] 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bistoury — [bis′too rē] n. pl. bistouries [Fr bistouri < bistourner, to deform, castrate < OFr bestorner, distort] a surgical knife with a narrow blade used to open abscesses or fistulas …   English World dictionary

  • bistoury — /bis teuh ree/, n., pl. bistouries. a long, narrow surgical knife. [1745 50; < F bistouri, MF bistorin < Upper It bistorino, for It pistorino pertaining to PISTOIA, a city famous for its cutlery] * * * …   Universalium

  • bistoury — noun /ˈbɪstʊri/ A narrow bladed surgical knife …   Wiktionary

  • bistoury — n. scalpel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bistoury — [ bɪstʊri] noun (plural bistouries) a surgical knife with a straight or curved narrow blade. Origin C18: from Fr. bistouri, orig. bistorie dagger , of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • bistoury — bis·tou·ry …   English syllables

  • bistoury — n. a narrow surgical knife, with a straight or curved blade …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • bistoury — /ˈbɪstəri/ (say bistuhree) noun (plural bistouries) a small, narrow surgical knife. {French bistouri, Middle French bistorin, from Upper Italian bistorino, from Italian pistorino relating to Pistoia, a city in N Italy, famed for its cutlery} …  

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