Metzenbaum scissors

noun

Etymology

They were designed by the American surgeon Myron Firth Metzenbaum (1876–1944).

Definitions

  1. A kind of surgical scissors for cutting delicate tissue and blunt dissection, having a…

    A kind of surgical scissors for cutting delicate tissue and blunt dissection, having a relatively long shank-to-blade ratio.

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