单词 | pharyngotome |
释义 | > as lemmaspharyngotome pharyngotome n. Brit. /fəˈrɪŋɡə(ʊ)təʊm/ , U.S. /fəˈrɪŋɡəˌtoʊm/ , /fəˈrɪŋɡoʊˌtoʊm/ [probably after French pharyngotome (1752)] Surgery a surgical instrument used for incising the pharynx.ΚΠ 1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 154/1 Pharyngotome, an instrument, invented by J. L. Petit, and used to scarify inflamed tonsils, and to open abscesses, which form in the parietes of the pharynx. 1844 Lancet 12 Oct. 65/1 There is no necessity for providing yourselves with this instrument—a pharyngotome, a sort of lancet. 1892 Lancet 27 Aug. 484/2 An aseptic evacuation of the pus through the neck is much preferable to plunging a bistoury or pharyngotome through the pharyngeal wall. < as lemmas |
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