rongeur
English edit
Etymology edit
French rongeur, from ronger (“to gnaw”).
Noun edit
rongeur (plural rongeurs)
- (surgery) An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.
References edit
- “rongeur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
From ronger (“to gnaw”) + -eur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rongeur m (plural rongeurs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rongeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.