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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cartilage-knife; a strong scalpel, two-edged for a part of its cutting length, and having a roughened steel handle continuous with the blade.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
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