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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] cutting stones;

λίθοσ

stone + [GREEK] to cut: cf. F.

lithotome

A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.

(Surg.)

An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.

Noun.

[Gr. stone, and to cut.]

A stone so formed naturally as to appear as if cut artificially.

lithotome ‎(plural lithotomes)

A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
(surgery) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.