Ecraseur
Pronunciation : e`cra`seur"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. ?craser to crush.] (Surg.)
Definition : Defn: An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913