osteotome

[ os-tee-uh-tohm ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. a double-beveled chisel-like instrument for cutting or dividing bone.

osteotome

/ ˈɒstɪəˌtəʊm /

noun

1. a surgical instrument for cutting bone, usually a special chisel

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteotome¹

First recorded in 1835–45; New Latin osteotomus; osteo-, -tome