rongeur

rongeur [rohn-zhur; French rawn-zhœr] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural ron·geurs [rohn-zhurz; French rawn-zhœr] /roʊnˈʒɜrz; French rɔ̃ˈʒœr/. Surgery.

1. a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.

Origin of rongeur 1880–85; French: literally, gnawer Examples from the Web for rongeur Historical Examples of rongeur

The barghest has a kinsman in the Rongeur d’Os of Norman folklore.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3

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A probe is then passed into the ostium, and the anterior wall of the sinus is removed with a curette or rongeur forceps.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities–Head–Neck. Sixth Edition.

Alexander Miles

The jagged ends of the fifth rib were cleaned with a rongeur; approximately 200 cc.

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The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

rongeur in Medicine rongeur [rôn-zhœr′, rôɴ-] n.

1. A heavy-duty forceps for removing small pieces of bone.