tire-fondn.
/tɪəˈfɒ̃//ˈtɪəfɒ̃/ Surgery.
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1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Tire-fond, a surgical instrument, formerly used to elevate the piece of bone sawn off by the trephine.
1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Tire-fond, an instrument for penetrating a cavity or tissue, transfixing and with~drawing foreign bodies, usually made in the form of a gimlet.
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- semisagittate
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- semisarcodic
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