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/zis"teuhr/, n.a surgical instrument for scraping bones.[ < NL < Gk xystér scraping tool, equiv. to xys- (s. of xýein to scrape) + -ter instrumental n. suffix]
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xyster — (n.) surgical instrument for scraping bones, 1680s, from Gk. xyster, from xyein to scrape, from PIE root *kes to scrape … Etymology dictionary
xyster — [zis′tər] n. [ModL < Gr xystēr < xyein, to scrape < IE base * kes , to scrape > HARDS] Obs. a surgical instrument for scraping bones … English World dictionary
Xyster — Xys ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xysth r a scraper.] (Surg.) An instrument for scraping bones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Xyster — (v. gr.), ein Schabeisen zum Abschaben der Knochen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Xyster — A xyster (IPA|/ˈzɪs.tɚ/) is a surgical instrument for scraping bones and other firm tissues … Wikipedia
xyster — xys·ter (zisґtər) [Gr. xystēr scraper] rasp (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
xyster — /zis teuhr/, n. a surgical instrument for scraping bones. [ < NL < Gk xystér scraping tool, equiv. to xys (s. of xýein to scrape) + ter instrumental n. suffix] … Useful english dictionary
Xyster (disambiguation) — Xyster may refer to: * Xyster, a surgical instrument * Xyster Framework, Xyster for short, an open source application framework for PHP * Xyster (band), a British thrash metal band * Zapteryx xyster , the southern banded guitarfish … Wikipedia
Xyster Framework — Infobox Software | name = Xyster Framework latest release version = Build 6 latest release date = May 19 2008 operating system = Cross platform license = BSD license genre = Web application frameworks website = http://xyster.devweblog.org/Xyster… … Wikipedia
xyster — noun /ˈzɪst.r̩/ A surgical instrument used to scrape bones … Wiktionary
