surgical instrument, 1753, from Latin radula "scraper, scraping iron," from radere "to scrape," possibly from an extended form of PIE root *red- "to scrape, scratch, gnaw." Related: Radular.
radish
radium
radius
Radnor
radon
radula
raffia
raffish
raffle
Rafflesia
raft
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