Meanings
nounenterotome (plural enterotomes)
plural enterotomes
- medicineA kind of scissors used for opening the intestine, often in post-mortem examinations.
Some patterns of enterotome can be dismantled so that the two blades may be inserted separately and then the arms are engaged. This is an advantage sometimes when the spur is very wide at its base[…]
1975, Surgery of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon
Origin
- Frenchentérotome
- Englishenterotome
From French entérotome. See enterotomy.
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enterotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterotome
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“enterotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterotome. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterotome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterotome.
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