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bronchotome Surg.|ˈbrɒŋkətəʊm|
[mod. f. Gr. βρόγχος bronchus + -τοµος cutting, cutter; cf. F. bronchotome.]
A knife used for bronchotomy; also, a pair of scissors for opening the bronchi in post mortem examinations.
1837W. Stokes Dis. Chest (1882) 148 note, The lung should be dissected by means of a fine pair of scissors..This instrument may be called a bronchotome. 1880Syd. Soc. Lex. |