bistouri

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”, see Latin Pistōrium); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades. Doublet of pistoïen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bis.tu.ʁi/ Rhymes: -i === Noun === bistouri m (plural bistouris) (surgery) bistoury, scalpel, surgical knife ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “bistouri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012