metrotome
/ˈmiːtrətəʊm/Surgery. Now historical
noun
A cutting instrument used in uterine surgery, especially to incise the cervix; a hysterotome.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From metro- + -tome, perhaps after French métrotome.
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