Lebsche knife

noun

A right-angled chisel hit with a mallet to split the sternum.

Meanings

nounLebsche knife (plural Lebsche knives)

plural Lebsche knives

  1. medicineA right-angled chisel hit with a mallet to split the sternum.
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