bisturí

See also: bisturi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [bis.tuˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

bisturí m (plural bisturís)

1. (surgery) scalpel

   Synonym: escalpel

Further reading

• “bisturí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”). Doublet of pistoyés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bistuˈɾi/ [bis.t̪uˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: bis‧tu‧rí

Noun

bisturí m (plural bisturís or bisturíes)

1. (surgery) scalpel, bistoury

   Synonyms: escalpelo, lanceta

Further reading

• “bisturí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10