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bisturí

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
bisturí nm	(instrumento quirúrgico)	scalpel, surgical knife n
	El cirujano pidió que le pasaran el bisturí.
	The surgeon asked to be handed the scalpel (or: surgical knife).
bisturí nm	CO (instrumento: cúter)	utility knife n
		box cutter, boxcutter n
	(UK, ®)	Stanley knife n
	(US)	razor knife n
	La arquitecta usa un bisturí para elaborar sus maquetas.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
pasar por el bisturí loc verb	(someterse a cirugía) (informal)	go under the knife, go under the surgeon's knife v expr
		have plastic surgery v expr
	Se nota que Ana ha pasado por el bisturí: tiene menos arrugas.
	You can tell Ana has gone under the knife; she has fewer wrinkles.

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