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enterotome

enterotome noun: a kind of scissors used for opening the intestine, often in post-mortem examinations.

Noun

enterotome (plural enterotomes)

  1. A kind of scissors used for opening the intestine, often in post-mortem examinations.
    • Some patterns of enterotome can be dismantled so that the two blades may be inserted separately and then the arms are engaged. This is an advantage sometimes when the spur is very wide at its base[…]1975, Surgery of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon

Forms of enterotome

pluralenterotomes

Origin of enterotome

From French entérotome. See enterotomy.

Questions about enterotome

What does enterotome mean?
Enterotome means a kind of scissors used for opening the intestine, often in post-mortem examinations.
What part of speech is enterotome?
Enterotome is a noun.
What is the plural of enterotome?
The plural of enterotome is enterotomes.

Words near enterotome in the dictionary

  1. enterothelium
  2. enterotherapy
  3. enterothoraces
  4. enterothorax
  5. enterothoraxes
  6. enterotome
  7. enterotomes
  8. enterotomies
  9. enterotomy
  10. enterotoxaemia
  11. enterotoxaemias

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