bis·tou·ry

(bis'tū-rē),

A long, narrow-bladed knife, with a straight or curved edge and sharp or blunt point (probe-point); used for opening or slitting cavities or hollow structures.

[Fr. bistouri, fr. It. dialect bistori, perh. fr. Pistoia, Italy]

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bistoury

(bĭs′tə-rē)

n. pl. bistou·ries

A long, narrow surgical knife for minor incisions.

bis·tou·ry

(bis'tū-rē)

A long, narrow-bladed knife, with a straight or curved edge and sharp or blunt point (probe-point); used for opening or slitting cavities or hollow structures.

[Fr. bistouri, fr. It. dialect bistori, perh. fr. Pistoia, Italy]

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