écraseur

noun

écra·seur | \ ā-krä-ˈzər, ˌē-

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Medical Definition of écraseur

: a surgical instrument containing a chain or wire loop that is used to encircle and sever a projecting mass of tissue (as the testicles of a horse or a pedicled tumor) by gradual tightening of the chain or loop

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“écraseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/%C3%A9craseur. Accessed 6 May. 2021.

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