An instrument with two blades, moving on a pivot, that cut against each other. SYN: shears. [L. scindo, pp. scissus, to cut]
- Smellie s. obsolete term for lance-pointed shears, with external cutting edges, used for fetal craniotomy.
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scis·sors 'siz-ərz n pl but sing or pl in constr a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other
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scis·sors (sizґərz) a cutting instrument with two opposed shearing blades. See accompanying table.
Medical dictionary. 2011.