bistoury

[ bis-tuh-ree ]

noun

, plural bis·tou·ries.

1. a long, narrow surgical knife.

bistoury

/ ˈbɪstərɪ /

noun

1. a long surgical knife with a narrow blade

Word History and Origins

Origin of bistoury¹

1745–50; < French bistouri, Middle French bistorin < Upper Italian bistorino, for Italian pistorino pertaining to Pistoia, a city famous for its cutlery

Word History and Origins

Origin of bistoury¹

C15: from Old French bistorie dagger, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The cardinal had his perineum opened by La Peyronie's bistoury; but he might have confessed and communicated before the operation.

From Project Gutenberg

This done, a clean incision is made with the bistoury or the scalpel in the direction of the vessels.

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This should be picked up with the forceps, and a further incision made with the bistoury.

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This, if a fistula is present, may be best done with a blunt-pointed bistoury, or with a cannulated director and a scalpel.

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Perhaps the most heroic consists in opening the joint capsule with a bistoury or with the actual cautery.

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