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单词 staphylotome
释义

staphylotomen.

Etymology: < Greek σταϕυλοτόμον knife for cutting the uvula, < σταϕυλή (see staphyle n.) + -τόμο- that cuts.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstaphylotome.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
See quot. 1875.The explanation in Dunglison Med. Lexicon 1876, ‘A knife adapted to the operation for staphyloma’, appears to be unfounded.
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1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Staphylotome, a knife for operating upon the uvula or palate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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