Lithotome
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An instrument used for cutting the bladder to remove a calculus; a cystotome. archaic
- 2 A mineral resembling a cut gem, formed that way by nature.
"On the walls of these stupendous structures is written and sculptured the history, as well as the religion, of Egypt, from Osirtasen I., who reigned four thousand five hundred years ago, down to the Roman Augustus: these are the earliest and the latest names inscribed on the lithotomes of Karnak."
Example
More examples"On the walls of these stupendous structures is written and sculptured the history, as well as the religion, of Egypt, from Osirtasen I., who reigned four thousand five hundred years ago, down to the Roman Augustus: these are the earliest and the latest names inscribed on the lithotomes of Karnak."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιθοτόμον (lithotómon, “instrument for cutting the bladder”), neuter of λιθοτόμος (lithotómos, “stone-cutting”), equivalent to litho- + -tome.
More for "lithotome"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.