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leucotome

[ loo-kuh-tohm ]
/ ˈlu kəˌtoʊm /
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noun Surgery.
an instrument for dissecting the white matter of the brain, consisting of a cannula containing a slender rotating blade.
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Origin of leucotome

First recorded in 1935–40; leuco- + -tome
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