bisturí

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [bis.tuˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i

bisturí m (plural bisturís)

1. (surgery) scalpel

   Synonym: escalpel

• “bisturí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”). Doublet of pistoyés.

• IPA^(key): /bistuˈɾi/ [bis.t̪uˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: bis‧tu‧rí

bisturí m (plural bisturíes or bisturís)

1. (surgery) scalpel, bistoury

   Synonyms: escalpelo, lanceta

• “bisturí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024