'Lithotome' definitions:

Definition of 'Lithotome'

From: GCIDE
  • Lithotome \Lith"o*tome\, n. [Gr. ? cutting stones; li`qos stone + ? to cut: cf. F. lithotome.]
  • 1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone. [1913 Webster] Lithotomic

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