Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mineral which in its rough state has the appearance of a cut gem.
  • noun In surgery, an improper name for a cystotome.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
  • noun (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
  • noun surgery An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek cutting stone; compare French lithotome.

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