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papillotome

papillotome noun: an instrument used to make incisions into a papilla.

Noun

papillotome (plural papillotomes)

  1. An instrument used to make incisions into a papilla
    • Round insulated tip papillotome was not shown to be superior to NKS in terms of successful cannulation and post-ERCP complications.2015 August 9, Birol Baysal et al., “A Novel Round Insulated Tip Papillotome as an Alternative to the Classic Needle-Knife for Precut Sphincterotomy in Endoscopic Retrograde...

Forms of papillotome

pluralpapillotomes

Questions about papillotome

What does papillotome mean?
Papillotome means an instrument used to make incisions into a papilla.
What part of speech is papillotome?
Papillotome is a noun.
What is the plural of papillotome?
The plural of papillotome is papillotomes.

Words near papillotome in the dictionary

  1. papillorenal syndrome
  2. papillose
  3. papillosity
  4. papillote
  5. papillotes
  6. papillotome
  7. papillotomes
  8. papillotomies
  9. papillotomy
  10. papillotubular
  11. papillous

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