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noun
A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From French rachitome, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “the spine”) + τομός (tomós, “to cut”).
