Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raspatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ras-pa-to-ry
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgeon's rasp.

Example Sentences

"I put into his Mouth a Raspatory, and, fixing it between the root of his Tongue, and edge of that Tonsil, pulled away the corrupt Flesh"
"Through this hole raspatories may be introduced of various sizes and shapes, until the muco-periosteum is detached from one side of the palate; the raspatory will not separate the muco-periosteum from its attachment to the posterior margin of the bony palate, where also the fascia of the soft palate is firmly attached; for this, curved scissors can be used, the palate being drawn forward with a hook and the scissors passed behind the palate."

Etymology

From Latin raspatorium. Compare French raspatoir. See rasp.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: raspatorium

Inflected Forms

raspatories (plural)

Questions

What does raspatory mean?: A surgeon's rasp.
Where does raspatory come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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