Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of the martel-de-fer, similar to the falcon-bill.
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Examples
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POSTERIOR SEMILUNAR FLAP, from carpal attachment of metacarpal of index finger round to styloid process of ulna; dividing integuments only, then separating the tendons of the common extensor longitudinally, and drawing them aside by blunt hooks, the diseased bones are removed piecemeal by curved parrot-bill forceps. [
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874
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