alphonsin
alphonsin is the alternative form of Alphonsin.
Noun capitalized: Alphonsin
Alphonsin (countable and uncountable, plural Alphonsins)
- A surgical instrument, consisting of three prongs surrounded by a ring, which close when the ring is drawn forward and open when the ring is drawn back.
- It was to be introduced into the wound in its closed state, the ring then drawn back to enable it to lay hold of the substance, pushed forward again to close upon it, and withdrawn. It was named, after its inventor, the Alphonsin.1831, The history of medicine, surgery and anatomy, page 52
Proper noun capitalized: Alphonsin
Alphonsin
- A set of astronomical tables compiled in A.D. 1252.
- He employed his physician, Judah Morea, one of these converts, to draw up the famous astronomical tables, commonly called the Alphonsin; and likewise enjoined upon him the task of translating various Arabian treatises into Castilian.1842, James A. Huie, William Jenks, The History of the Jews, page 137
Forms of alphonsin
| plural | alphonsins |
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| plural | Alphonsins |
| alternative form | alphonsin |
Questions about alphonsin
- What does alphonsin mean?
- Alphonsin means a surgical instrument, consisting of three prongs surrounded by a ring, which close when the ring is drawn forward and open when the ring is drawn back.
- What is alphonsin the alternative form of?
- Alphonsin is the alternative form of Alphonsin.
- What part of speech is alphonsin?
- Alphonsin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of alphonsin?
- The plural of alphonsin is alphonsins.
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