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hysterotome

hysterotome noun: a special knife used in hysterectomy. Also the obsolete spelling of hysterotomy.

Noun

hysterotome (plural hysterotomes)

  1. A special knife used in hysterectomy.

Also used as

hysterotome is also the obsolete spelling of hysterotomy.

Forms of hysterotome

pluralhysterotomes

Origin of hysterotome

From hystero- + -tome.

Questions about hysterotome

What does hysterotome mean?
Hysterotome means a special knife used in hysterectomy.
What part of speech is hysterotome?
Hysterotome is a noun.
What is the plural of hysterotome?
The plural of hysterotome is hysterotomes.

Words near hysterotome in the dictionary

  1. hysterosonography
  2. hysterospasm
  3. hysterothecia
  4. hysterothecial
  5. hysterothecium
  6. hysterotome
  7. hysterotomes
  8. hysterotomies
  9. hysterotomy
  10. hysterotrachelectomy
  11. hysterotraumatism

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