é|cra|seur

é|cra|seur
é|cra|seur «AY kra ZERR», noun. French.
1. a surgical instrument for removing tumors or other tissue by the gradual tightening of a chain or wire loop.
2. (literally) crusher.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • йcraseur — йcra·seur (a krah zurґ) [Fr. “crusher”] an instrument containing a chain or cord to be looped about a part and then tightened in order to transect the portion enclosed within the loop …   Medical dictionary

  • 'Ecraseur — [ E] cra seur , n. [F., fr. [ e]craser to crush.] (Surg.) An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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