tonsilotome

English

Etymology

From tonsil +‎ -o- +‎ -tome.

Noun

tonsilotome (plural tonsilotomes)

1. (surgery, archaic) An instrument for removing the tonsils.

   Hypernym: guillotine

References

• “tonsilotome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.