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noun
An instrument used for cutting the bladder to remove a calculus; a cystotome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
A mineral resembling a cut gem, formed that way by nature.
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History
From Ancient Greek λιθοτόμον (lithotómon, “instrument for cutting the bladder”), neuter of λιθοτόμος (lithotómos, “stone-cutting”), equivalent to litho- + -tome.
