hysterotome Surg.
(ˈhɪstərətəʊm)
[f. hystero-1 + Gr. -τόµος cutting, cutter. So mod.F. hystérotome.]
An instrument for performing hysterotomy.
| 1851 Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 96 Hysterotomes and Instruments for Paracentesis Uteri. 1864 Daily Tel. 13 Aug., We will not fight with the pen against lancets, and probes, and hysterotomes, and the tremendous armoury of the surgical cutlers. |