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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xyster

Xyster \Xys"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xysth`r a scraper.] (Surg.) An instrument for scraping bones.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
xyster

"surgical instrument for scraping bones," 1680s, from Greek xyster "a graving tool," from xyein "to scrape," from PIE root *kes- (1) "to scrape."

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xyster

n. A surgical instrument used to scrape bones.

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Xyster

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