English Explanatory Dictionary

rongeur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.

Word forms

rongeur rongeurs

Etymology

From French rongeur, from ronger (“to gnaw”).

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