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thyrotome

American  
[thahy-ruh-tohm] / ˈθaɪ rəˌtoʊm /

noun

Surgery.

  1. an instrument for cutting the thyroid cartilage.

Etymology

Origin of thyrotome

thyro- + -tome

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