Gigli saw

US/ˈdʒɪɡ.ə.liˌsɔ/

noun

a manual flexible wiresaw used for surgical sawing of bones

Meanings

nounGigli saw (plural Gigli saws)

plural Gigli saws

  1. a manual flexible wiresaw used for surgical sawing of bones

Origin

After Leonardo Gigli, the inventor of the saw.

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APA

Gigli saw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gigli%20saw

MLA

“Gigli saw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gigli%20saw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gigli saw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gigli%20saw.

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