rongeur

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rōn zhûr′; Fr. rôn zhœr′)


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ron•geur  (rōn zhûr′; Fr. rôn zhœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -geurs (-zhûrz′; Fr. -zhœr′).USA pronunciation [Surg.]
  1. Surgerya strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.
  • French: literally, gnawer
  • 1880–85

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