Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for XYS'TER
XYS'TER, n. [Gr. ξυςτρον, from ξυω, to scrape.]
A surgeon's instrument for scraping bones.
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XYS'TER, n. [Gr. ξυςτρον, from ξυω, to scrape.]
A surgeon's instrument for scraping bones.
Return to page 1 of the letter “X”.