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Albanian
Etymology
From French bistouri, from Latin Pistōrium (“Pistoia”).
Noun
bisturi n
- lancet
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bistouri, from French bistouri, from Italian bistorino, ultimately from Latin Pistōrium (“Pistoia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: bis‧tu‧ri
Noun
mès (first-person possessive bisturiku, second-person possessive bisturimu, third-person possessive bisturinya)
- (surgery, colloquial) scalpel, blade, medical knife.
- Synonyms: mes, pisau bedah, pisau operasi, skalpel
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bistouri, which is thought to be derived from an Italian form pistorese for pistoiese (“of or pertaining to Pistoia”), from the name of the city of Pistoia, once famous for the manufacturing of blades.
Pronunciation
Noun
bisturi m (invariable)
- (surgery) scalpel, bistoury, lancet
Derived terms
Further reading
- bisturi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French bistouri, from bistorie (“dagger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bisturi m (plural bisturis)
- scalpel (small straight knife)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bistouri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bis.tuˈɾi/
- Hyphenation: bis‧tu‧ri
Noun
bisturi (definite accusative bisturiyi, plural bisturiler)
- (medicine) scalpel
- Synonyms: neşter, skalpel
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