ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include leucotomy, leukotomy, uvulotome, laryngotome, lithotome, goniotome.

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