STREPHOTOME
\stɹˈɛfə͡ʊtˌə͡ʊm], \stɹˈɛfəʊtˌəʊm], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_f_əʊ_t_ˌəʊ_m]\
Definitions of STREPHOTOME
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[Greek] An instrument shaped like a corkscrew, used for invaginating the sac in the operation for radical cure of hernia.
By Alexander Duane
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Instrument for invaginating the hernial sac.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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