lithotome
French, noun\li.tɔ.tɔm\
lithotome is spelled L-I-T-H-O-T-O-M-E (9 letters). Lithotome is a French masculine noun meaning “lithotome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument avec lequel on coupait et on divisait les calculs vésicaux, afin de l’extraire”.
What does lithotome mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinelithotome
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument avec lequel on coupait et on divisait les calculs vésicaux, afin de l’extraire. 2. Pierre naturelle dont la forme est proche ou identique de celle d’une pierre taillée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lithotome
- lithotomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lithotome?
- \li.tɔ.tɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.