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Webster 1913 Edition

Xyster

Xys′ter

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ξυστήρ
a scraper.]
(Surg.)
An instrument for scraping bones.

Webster 1828 Edition

Xyster

XYSTER

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Noun.
[Gr., to scrape.] A surgeons instrument for scraping bones.

Definition 2024

xyster

xyster

English

Noun

xyster ‎(plural xysters)

  1. A surgical instrument used to scrape bones.

Translations

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξυστήρ ‎(xustḗr, “scraper”), from ξύω ‎(xúō, “scrape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪst.r̩/

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