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costotome

costotome noun: an instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.

Noun

costotome (plural costotomes)

  1. An instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.

Forms of costotome

pluralcostotomes

Origin of costotome

From costo- + -tome.

Questions about costotome

What does costotome mean?
Costotome means an instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.
What part of speech is costotome?
Costotome is a noun.
What is the plural of costotome?
The plural of costotome is costotomes.

Words near costotome in the dictionary

  1. costopleural
  2. costopulmonary
  3. costoscapular
  4. costosternal
  5. costothoracic
  6. costotome
  7. costotomes
  8. costotomies
  9. costotomy
  10. costotransversal
  11. costotransverse

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