Definition of "raspatory"
raspatory
noun
plural raspatories
Quotations
Through this hole raspatories may be introduced of various sizes and shapes, until the muco-periosteum is detached from one side of the palate; the raspatory will not separate the muco-periosteum from its attachment to the posterior margin of the bony palate, where also the fascia of the soft palate is firmly attached; for this, curved scissors can be used, the palate being drawn forward with a hook and the scissors passed behind the palate.
1871, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital reports, volume 7, page 163