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Doctor's instrument
Answer for the clue "Doctor's instrument ", 6 letters:
xyster
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A surgical instrument used to scrape bones.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"surgical instrument for scraping bones," 1680s, from Greek xyster "a graving tool," from xyein "to scrape," from PIE root *kes- (1) "to scrape."
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xyster \Xys"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xysth`r a scraper.] (Surg.) An instrument for scraping bones.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Xyster may refer to: Xyster, a surgical instrument Xyster Framework , an open-source application framework for the computer scripting language PHP Zapteryx xyster , the southern banded guitarfish