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xyster definition

xys·ter (zis′tər)

noun

Obsolete a surgical instrument for scraping bones

Etymology: ModL < Gr xystēr < xyein, to scrape < IE base *kes-, to scrape > hards

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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