bronchotomen.
/ˈbrɒŋkətəʊm/ Surgery.
A knife used for bronchotomy; also, a pair of scissors for opening the bronchi in post mortem examinations.
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1837 W. Stokes Diagnosis & Treatm. Dis. Chest (1882) 148 (note) The lung should be dissected by means of a fine pair of scissors..This instrument may be called a bronchotome.
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