Leucotome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈluːkətəʊm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Leucotome is a noun meaning (medicine) An instrument used to perform a leucotomy.
Meaning
(medicine) An instrument used to perform a leucotomy.
Example Sentences
All sorts of rubbish is lying in the sand: a typewriter with half the keys missing (he picks out fragmentary sentences, sometimes these seem to mean something), a smashed neurosurgical unit (he pockets a handful of leucotomes, useful for self-defence).
Word Forms
- leucotomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leucotomy, leukotomy, uvulotome, laryngotome, lithotome, goniotome.
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