xyster

American

[zis-ter] / ˈzɪs tər /

noun

a surgical instrument for scraping bones.

xyster British

/ ˈzɪstə /

noun

a surgical instrument for scraping bone; surgical rasp or file

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Etymology

Origin of xyster

< New Latin < Greek xystḗr scraping tool, equivalent to xys- (stem of xýein to scrape) + -tēr instrumental noun suffix

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Xyster, zis′tėr, n. a surgeon's instrument for scraping bones. the twenty-fifth letter of our alphabet.—Y=150;

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