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litholabe

litholabe noun: a forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.

Noun

litholabe (plural litholabes)

  1. A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.

Forms of litholabe

plurallitholabes

Origin of litholabe

From Ancient Greek λιθολάβος (litholábos).

Questions about litholabe

What does litholabe mean?
Litholabe means a forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.
What part of speech is litholabe?
Litholabe is a noun.
What is the plural of litholabe?
The plural of litholabe is litholabes.

Words near litholabe in the dictionary

  1. lithoing
  2. lithokelyphopedia
  3. lithokelyphopedion
  4. lithokelyphos
  5. lithol
  6. litholabe
  7. litholabes
  8. litholapaxies
  9. litholapaxy
  10. litholater
  11. litholaters

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