a wire loop for removing polyps and other pedunculated growths by cutting them off at the base. snare. An instrument for removing polyps and other projections from a surface, especially within a cavity; it consists of a wire loop passed around the base of the tumor and gradually tightened. snare. (snÄr) a wire loop for removing polyps and tumors by encircling them at the base and closing the loop.
(Redirected from Muenster (cheese)) For the French cheese, see Munster cheese. Muenster (English pronunciation: /ËmÊnstÉr/ or /ËmÊnstÉr/) or munster is a semi-soft cheese from the United States, not to be confused with the French cheese Munster or the processed dairy food Sweet Muenster Cheese. It is also unrelated to the German city of MÃ¼nster, or to the Irish province of Munster.
MÃ¼nster cheese, MÃ¼nster also spelled Muenster, semisoft cowâs-milk cheese that originated in a monastery in Alsace. Though noted for its pungent earthy aroma when ripe, MÃ¼nster is considerably milder as a young cheese. It is customarily flavoured with wild cumin and formed into disks, approximately 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter and 2 inches (5 cm) thick.