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bistoury

/ˈbɪstəɹi/

bistoury noun: a narrow-bladed surgical knife.

Noun

bistoury (plural bistouries)

  1. A narrow-bladed surgical knife
    Synonyms:
    lancet, scalpel

bistoury meaning in Tamil

bistoury in Tamil

நீண்ட குறுகிய அறுவை கத்தி

Synonyms of bistoury

Forms of bistoury

pluralbistouries

Origin of bistoury

From French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades.

Questions about bistoury

What does bistoury mean?
Bistoury means a narrow-bladed surgical knife.
What is bistoury in Tamil?
Bistoury in Tamil is நீண்ட குறுகிய அறுவை கத்தி. See Bistoury meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bistoury?
Bistoury is a noun.
How do you pronounce bistoury?
Bistoury is pronounced /ˈbɪstəɹi/.
What is the plural of bistoury?
The plural of bistoury is bistouries.

Words near bistoury in the dictionary

  1. Bistonians
  2. Bistons
  3. bistort
  4. bistorts
  5. bistouries
  6. bistoury
  7. Bistra
  8. Bistra Mărului
  9. bistramide
  10. bistramides
  11. bistranded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bistoury (page history and authors); bistoury (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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