catling
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9.9
- noun
- Archaic
:
cuchillo quirúrgico
- The surgeon used a catling during the operation.
Examples
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The surgeon carefully selected a catling to perform the amputation.
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He brought a catling for the surgical procedure.
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A catling was considered essential in nineteenth-century operating rooms.
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Historical displays often include a catling among old surgical tools.
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The surgeon carefully selected the catling for the amputation procedure.
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In the historical hospital, a catling was used for precise surgical procedures.
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The doctor explained that a catling was preferred for its double-edged blade during amputations.
Synonyms
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4.2
A small, very sharp knife surgeons use to cut in operations
A very sharp knife a doctor uses in an operation to cut parts of the body
Surface Forms
Etymology
Catling probably comes from an old French word for a 'small knife', but the exact origin is not clear. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a cat's sharp 'claw': a catling was a long, sharp blade with two edges that surgeons once used for amputations.