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Webster 1913 Edition


Lithotome

Lith′o-tome

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] cutting stones;
λίθοσ
stone + [GREEK] to cut: cf. F.
lithotome
.]
1.
A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
2.
(Surg.)
An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lithotome

LITH'OTOME

,
Noun.
[Gr. stone, and to cut.]
A stone so formed naturally as to appear as if cut artificially.