bronchotome
English
Etymology
From broncho- + -tome, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos) and -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Noun
bronchotome (plural bronchotomes)
- (archaic, surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchi.
Related terms
References
- “bronchotome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.