A surgical knife or instrument specifically designed to cut into or open the bladder during medical procedures.
From Greek 'kystis' (bladder) + 'tome' (cut). Medical instruments in the -tome family are named for their cutting function, established in surgical terminology.
Surgeons have specialized knives for almost every body part—cystotomes are carefully designed to cut through bladder tissue without damaging the delicate urethra, showing how precise surgical tools have become.
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