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On the further side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments—forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.
From Round the Red Lamp by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Revolutionary War surgeon’s kit includes a leather case with brass handle, three pewter cupping cups, a spring lancet, syringe, two trocars, knife, probe, and scraper.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
On the farther side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments, forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan