RASPATORIUM
\ɹˌaspɐtˈɔːɹi͡əm], \ɹˌaspɐtˈɔːɹiəm], \ɹ_ˌa_s_p_ɐ_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_m]\
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An instrument used for rasping bones, to detach the periosteum, - either in certain surgical operations, or for anatomical purposes.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).