pharyngotome

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noun

A somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.

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Meanings

nounpharyngotome (plural pharyngotomes)

plural pharyngotomes

  1. historicalmedicineA somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.

Origin

From pharyngo- + -tome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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