costotome
English
Etymology
costo- + -tome
Noun
costotome (plural costotomes)
- An instrument to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in post mortems.
Related terms
- costotomy
References
- 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
- costotome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913