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bistoury definition

bis·toury (bis′to̵o rē)

noun pl. bistouries -·ries

a surgical knife with a narrow blade used to open abscesses or fistulas

Etymology: Fr bistouri < bistourner, to deform, castrate < OFr bestorner, distort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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