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bis⋅tou⋅ry

  [bis-tuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
a long, narrow surgical knife.
Origin:
1745–50; < F bistouri, MF bistorin < Upper It bistorino, for It pistorino pertaining to Pistoia, a city famous for its cutlery
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bis·tou·ry   (bĭs'tə-rē)   
n.   pl. bis·tou·ries
A long, narrow surgical knife for minor incisions.

[French bistouri, perhaps from Italian dialectal bistori, from bistorino, of Pistoia, from Latin Pistōrium, Pistoia.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bis·tou·ry
Pronunciation: 'bis-t&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: a small slender straightor curved surgical knife that is sharp-pointed or probe-pointed
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bistoury bis·tou·ry (bĭs'tə-rē)
n.
A long, narrow-bladed knife used for opening abscesses or for slitting sinuses and fistulas.

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