BISTOURI

(Fr.), n. Bi?s-tur-e. See Bistoury.—B. à cliquet. A bistoury in which a catch takes the ieee of a spring to keep the instrument closed or open.—B. A double tranchant. A double edged bistoury.—B. alguillé. A bistoury with a very narrow, needle-like blade. [A, 385.|—B. Ala lime. A bistoury with a file like edge which cuts only parts that are put upon the.stretch, [A, Jame dormante (ou fixe). TA, 801; 385.]—B. À A bistoury with the blade immovable, L, 87.|—B. à lame flottante. A bistoury A BISTOURI À CLIQUET. (AFTER LUER.) with a sliding blade. [L, 43.]—B. à lame mobile. A bistou with a movable blade. [L, 87. 3. à re ort. A bistoury whic! is kept closed or open by means of.a epringallke that of a pocl knife. fe 43.)\—B. boutonné. See Probe-pointed BISTOURY. B. caché. Lat., forceps deceptoria. A bistoury in which the is concealed in a cannula, for introduction past parts which it is desired not to injure, and is made to protrude when it has reached the part into which an incision is to be made. Many varies have been made, adapted to special purposes.—B. convexe. See Convex BIsTourY.—B. cour be. A curved bistoury.—B. de doight. A knife blade mounted on a ring to be applied to the finger; used for perforating the foetal head. [Roederer (A, 385).] Cf. AMNIO TO ME.—B. droit. A straight bistoury. [L, 109.]—B. gastriqne. An instrument devised_by Morand for enlarging wounds of the abdomen. [A, 385; E; L, 43.]—13. herniaire. See Hernia KNIFE.—B. royal. A narrow curved probe-pointed bistoury; so called from its having been used on Louis XIV in an operation for fistula in ano. [A, 385; L, 109.]|—Bruchb’ (Ger.). See Hernia kn1FE.—Knopfb’ (Ger.). See Probe-pointed BISTOURY.