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noun, masculine

bistouri

/bis.tu.ʁi/

noun, masculine/bis.tu.ʁi/plural: bistouris

bistoury, scalpel, surgical knife

Borrowed from Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”, see Latin Pistōrium); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades. Doublet of pistoïen.