Medical Dictionary
file
noun \ˈfī(ə)l\
Medical Definition of FILE
1
: a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces (as of a tooth)
2
: a narrow instrument for shaping fingernails with a fine rough metal or emery surface
—file transitive verb, filed fil·ing
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