Definition of bistoury Bistoury

bis•tou•ry

We found 3 definitions of bistoury from 3 different sources.

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What does bistoury mean?

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  • bistoury (Noun)
    A narrow-bladed surgical knife.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bistoury (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bistoury
    bis′tōōr-i, n. a narrow surgical knife for making incisions, having a straight, convex, or concave edge. [Fr.]

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