Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral which in its rough state has the appearance of a cut gem.
- noun In surgery, an improper name for a cystotome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
- noun (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
stone so formed bynature as to appear as if cut byart . - noun surgery An
instrument used for cutting thebladder in operations for the stone.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek cutting stone; compare French lithotome.
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Examples
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The membranous portion of the urethra is then laid open in the middle line, and the beak of a double lithotome caché securely lodged in the groove.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874
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(1743-95, methods of amputation), and finally the monk and lithotomist Frère Côme (Jean de St. Cosme, Baseilhac, 1703-81), the inventor of the lithotome-caché.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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