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costotomes

costotomes is the plural of costotome.

Meaning of costotome

Noun

costotome (plural costotomes)

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

Questions about costotomes

What is costotomes the plural of?
Costotomes is the plural of costotome.

Words near costotomes in the dictionary

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

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