costotome

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noun

An instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.

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Meanings

nouncostotome (plural costotomes)

plural costotomes

  1. An instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.

Origin

From costo- + -tome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tocostome
Cite this entry
APA

costotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costotome

MLA

“costotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costotome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costotome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costotome.

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