Meaning & use
Raspatory
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A surgical instrument with a rough or file-like edge, used to scrape or rasp bone.
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The surgeon used a raspatory to smooth the edge of the damaged bone.
Old anatomy texts illustrate the raspatory alongside other bone-shaping tools.
A note on using this word
A largely historical and specialized medical term, most often encountered in older surgical texts or museum descriptions of antique instruments.
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bone rasp
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