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Definition of Bistoury
1. n. A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.
Definition of Bistoury
1. Noun. A narrow-bladed surgical knife. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bistoury
1. a surgical knife [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Bistoury
1. 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. Origin: Fr. Bistouri, fr. It. Dialect bistori, perh. Fr. Pistoia, Italy (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bistoury
Literary usage of Bistoury
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science and art of surgery by John Eric Erichsen (1854)
"It should be made by holding the bistoury or lancet are three modes by which ...
If the depth to be reached is considerable, a bistoury should be used, ..."
2. New elements of operative surgeryby Alfred Velpeau, Valentine Mott by Alfred Velpeau, Valentine Mott (1851)
"Convex bistoury.—The cutting edge of this bistoury being uniform from the point
... bistoury with an English form.—In England they scarcely make use of any ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1880)
"Operation by bistoury or Scissors—When performed by the first method, the patient
should be placed upon the left side and Sims's speculum employed. ..."
4. Manual of operative surgery by Holburt Jacob Waring (1898)
"If this can be done, a sharp-pointed bistoury is ... The bistoury and the piece
of wood are next withdrawn together, and the tissues divided. ..."
5. A Text Book of Operative Surgery and Surgical Anatomy by Arthur Trehern Norton (1886)
"The bistoury is held like a pen, with the edge turned downwards (Fig. ...
The bistoury is held like the bow of a violin, with the handle of the instrument ..."
6. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1920)
"FINGER bistoury. The blade is very narrow in proportion to its length and the
cutting ... The disarticulation is performed with a narrow-bladed bistoury, ..."
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