rongeur

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noun

An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.

OriginFrench rongeur →
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Meanings

nounrongeur (plural rongeurs)

plural rongeurs

  1. medicineAn instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.

Origin

  1. Frenchrongeur
  2. Englishrongeur

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

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Translations

French rongeur
  • rongeursurgical instrument
Russian кóстные куса́чки
  • кóстные куса́чки (kóstnyje kusáčki)surgical instrument
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APA

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

MLA

“rongeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rongeur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rongeur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rongeur.

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