Maisonneuve's instrument

noun

A form of urethrotome with a concealed knife, which is passed to the point of stricture and expanded to the desired degree before the knife is exposed to cut the stricture.

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Meanings

nounMaisonneuve's instrument (plural Maisonneuve's instruments)

plural Maisonneuve's instruments

  1. A form of urethrotome with a concealed knife, which is passed to the point of stricture and expanded to the desired degree before the knife is exposed to cut the stricture.

Origin

Named after J. G. Maisonneuve.

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Maisonneuve's instrument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maisonneuve's%20instrument

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“Maisonneuve's instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maisonneuve's%20instrument. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maisonneuve's instrument,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maisonneuve's%20instrument.

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