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rongeur
[ rohn-zhur; French rawn-հ ]
noun
Surgery.
plural rongeurs
- a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rongeur1
1880–85; < French: literally, gnawer
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He put his helmet close to hers and spoke the word rongeur again, and she released her hose.
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She handed him a pair of pliers called the rongeur.
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Once the surgeons have a clear path, they use a sharp cutting tool called a rongeur to remove bits of spinal bone.
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Rongeur, rong-zhėr, n. a forceps for gouging bones.
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He had used a tool called a rongeur to chew up the scar tissue and had accidentally chewed up the scaphoid bone--ending Johnson's ability to do orthopedic surgery.
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