Etymology

rongeur

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Today it means: An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone. Full definition →

French rongeur
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  1. French · borrowed fromrongeur
  2. English todayrongeur

From French rongeur, from ronger (“to gnaw”).

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