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xyster

[zis-ter]
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noun
  1. a surgical instrument for scraping bones.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for xyster

xyster

noun
  1. a surgical instrument for scraping bone; surgical rasp or file
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Word Origin

C17: via New Latin from Greek: tool for scraping, from xuein to scrape, make smooth
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Word Origin and History for xyster

n.

"surgical instrument for scraping bones," 1680s, from Greek xyster, from xyein "to scrape," from PIE root *kes- (1) "to scrape."

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xyster in Medicine

xyster

(zĭs′tər)
n.
  1. A surgical instrument for scraping bones.
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