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ecarteur

ecarteur noun: a type of retractor.

Noun

ecarteur (plural ecarteurs)

  1. A type of retractor
    • […] which consisted substantially in extracting the stone through the neck of the bladder and the posterior urethra dilated to its maximum with ecarteurs often to rupture.1923, The Urologic and Cutaneous Review, volume 27, page 369

Forms of ecarteur

pluralecarteurs

Origin of ecarteur

From French écarteur.

Questions about ecarteur

What does ecarteur mean?
Ecarteur means a type of retractor.
What part of speech is ecarteur?
Ecarteur is a noun.
What is the plural of ecarteur?
The plural of ecarteur is ecarteurs.

Words near ecarteur in the dictionary

  1. ecards
  2. ecarin
  3. ecarin clotting time
  4. ecarinate
  5. ecarte
  6. ecarteur
  7. ecarteurs
  8. ECAs
  9. ecash
  10. ecastolol
  11. Ecatepec

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