Arteriotome

/ɑrˌtɪriəˈtoʊm/ noun

A specialized surgical knife or instrument designed specifically for cutting into or making incisions in arteries during vascular procedures.

From Latin 'arteria' (artery) + Greek '-tome' (cutting instrument). Medical instruments often use this '-tome' suffix (like 'scalpel'), and this term describes a precision tool for arterial surgery.

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