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raspatory
ras·pa·to·ry [ ráspə tàwree ] (plural ras·pa·to·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
surgical rasp: a surgical instrument similar to a rasp, used to smooth the ends of a bone
[15th century. < medieval Latin raspatorium< raspare "to scrape" < Germanic]
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