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raspatory

/ -trɪ; ˈrɑːspətərɪ /

noun

  1. a surgical instrument for abrading; surgeon's rasp


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raspatory1

C16: from Medieval Latin raspatorium

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Example Sentences

If not, it can be carried further with a few sweeps of the raspatory.

Great care must be taken not to pass the raspatory between the mucous membrane and the closely adhering perichondrium.

A raspatory which works laterally is next passed from one side of the naso-pharynx to the other above the growth.

(a) It is not difficult of execution, and can be carried out with a scalpel and a raspatory.

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