Mayo scissors

noun

A kind of surgical scissors, often used in the cutting of fascia.

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Meanings

nounMayo scissors pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA kind of surgical scissors, often used in the cutting of fascia.

Origin

They were designed by surgeons at the Mayo Clinic, founded by William Worrall Mayo.

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Mayo scissors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayo%20scissors

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“Mayo scissors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayo%20scissors. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mayo scissors,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayo%20scissors.

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