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Victorian Surgical Relics and Instruments
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  • 2. Specialized tool for venesection, literally 'vein cutter'
  • 3. Circular saw for skull surgery, known since classical antiquity
  • 4. Early instrument for subcutaneous injections, ahead of its time
  • 5. Latin-rooted word for ancient surgical cutting tool, often precise
  • 7. Small scoop used for scraping tissue, from French 'to scrape'
  • 9. Crude early bandaging aid doubling as protective surgical glove
  • 12. Instrument designed to forcibly separate tissues during operations
  • 14. Obsolete electric cautery instrument inspired by sea urchin spikes
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  • 1. Pincer-like tool for gripping, crucial in manual extraction tasks
  • 6. Ancient skull perforator used to release spirits or pressure
  • 8. Historic fine scalpel, often folding, for delicate incisions
  • 10. 19th-century surgical knife, named after a famous surgeon
  • 11. Thread or wire used to tie off blood vessels to prevent hemorrhage
  • 13. Device applying heated iron or chemical to stop bleeding
  • 15. Flexible rod to dislodge obstructions, from Latin 'to search'
  • 16. Small double-edged blade once used for bloodletting precision

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