砕さい骨こつ器き

noun

osteoclast (surgical instrument)

A surgical instrument used to cut or break bone. This is a technical medical term; not to be confused with the biological cell type also called osteoclast.

• 整せい形けい外げ科かの手しゅ術じゅつでは、砕さい骨こつ器きを使つかって骨ほねを切きることがある。

  In orthopedic surgery, an osteoclast is sometimes used to cut bone.