A surgical instrument (a knife or cutting tool) designed specifically for making precise incisions in the bronchi during surgery.
From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'tome' (cut, cutting instrument). The '-tome' suffix comes from the Greek verb 'temnein' meaning 'to cut,' and is used in many surgical instruments like 'scalpel' and 'lancet.'
The '-tome' suffix appears in tons of surgical instruments: a microtome cuts thin slices of tissue, an osteotome cuts bone, and a bronchotome cuts airways. Once you know this pattern, you can almost guess what any '-tome' tool does—it's a cutting tool for whatever comes before it!
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