Definitions for rongeur

rongeur ron·geur

Spelling: [rohn-zhur; French rawn-zh
IPA: /roʊnˈʒɜr; French rɔ̃ˈʒœr/

Rongeur is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 104 anagrams from letters in rongeur (egnorru).

Definitions for rongeur

noun

  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 for rongeur

The barghest has a kinsman in the rongeur d'Os of Norman folklore.

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

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

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