Polyglot Dictionary

bisturi

/bistuˈɾi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os bisturis

Meaning

  1. scalpel

    • O cirurgião pegou o bisturi.

      The surgeon took the scalpel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Skalpell

Skalpell is the German word for the same thing — both mean "scalpel."

Spanish

bisturí

bisturí is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scalpel."

Practice

1 What does bisturi mean?

2 Fill the gap: O cirurgião pegou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bisturi?

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