Definition
A surgical instrument consisting of a wire or chain loop used to cut through tissue or remove growths by gradually tightening the loop.
Etymology
From French 'écraseur,' literally 'one who crushes' (from 'écraser' meaning to crush). This surgical instrument was developed in the 19th century as a method to remove tumors, hemorrhoids, and other growths through controlled crushing rather than cutting.
Kelly Says
Before modern medicine had sharp scalpels and lasers, surgeons had this gnarly tool: they'd put a wire loop around a growth and slowly tighten it until the tissue died and fell off! It sounds medieval, but it was actually brilliant because the gradual crushing caused blood vessels to seal as it worked. It's still occasionally used today in specialized surgery.
Translations
CACatalà
esmagador
es-ma-ga-dor
DADansk
knusemaskine
knu-se-ma-ski-ne
DEDeutsch
Zerkleinerer
tser-klay-ner-er
ELΕλληνικά
σπαστήρι
spa-sti-ri
ESEspañol
aplastador
ah-plah-sta-dor
FAفارسی
فشرده ساز
fesh-deh-reh-sa-ze
FISuomi
murskaamo
mur-ska-amo
FRFrançais
écraseur
ek-ra-sewr
GUGU
ચિંટાવું
chin-ta-vuhn
HIहिन्दी
चबाने वाला यंत्र
cha-ba-ne wa-la ye-n-tra
HUMagyar
összepréselő
ossze-preh-se-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancur
pen-han-chur
ITItaliano
schiavizzatore
skya-vi-zza-to-re
KO한국어
짓는 기계
jit-neun ki-gye
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancur
pen-han-chur
NLNederlands
verplettermachine
ver-plet-te-r-ma-shien
NONorsk
knusmaskin
knu-s-mas-kin
PLPolski
zmiażdżalnia
z-mja-dzhal-nia
PTPortuguês
esmagador
es-ma-ga-dor
RORomână
zdrobiu
dzdro-bee-oo
RUРусский
давильное устройство
da-vil-noye u-stroy-st-vo
SVSvenska
krossmaskin
kro-ss-mas-kin
SWKiswahili
vunjika
vun-ji-ka
TAதமிழ்
சுரண்டி
su-ran-di
THไทย
เครื่องบด
khrueang bot
TRTürkçe
ezme makinesi
ez-me ma-ki-ne
UKУкраїнська
розчавивач
roz-cha-vi-vach
VITiếng Việt
máy nghiền
may nghie-n