The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bistoury — BISTOURY. s. m. Sorte de petit rasoir dont les Chirurgiens se servent pour faire des incisions. On luy a donné un coup de bistoury … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
bistoury — [bis′too rē] n. pl. bistouries [Fr bistouri < bistourner, to deform, castrate < OFr bestorner, distort] a surgical knife with a narrow blade used to open abscesses or fistulas … English World dictionary
bistoury — /bis teuh ree/, n., pl. bistouries. a long, narrow surgical knife. [1745 50; < F bistouri, MF bistorin < Upper It bistorino, for It pistorino pertaining to PISTOIA, a city famous for its cutlery] * * * … Universalium
bistoury — noun /ˈbɪstʊri/ A narrow bladed surgical knife … Wiktionary
bistoury — 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] * * * bis·tou·ry bis … Medical dictionary
bistoury — n. scalpel … English contemporary dictionary
bistoury — [ bɪstʊri] noun (plural bistouries) a surgical knife with a straight or curved narrow blade. Origin C18: from Fr. bistouri, orig. bistorie dagger , of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
bistoury — bis·tou·ry … English syllables
bistoury — n. a narrow surgical knife, with a straight or curved blade … The new mediacal dictionary
bistoury — /ˈbɪstəri/ (say bistuhree) noun (plural bistouries) a small, narrow surgical knife. {French bistouri, Middle French bistorin, from Upper Italian bistorino, from Italian pistorino relating to Pistoia, a city in N Italy, famed for its cutlery} …
