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-tome definition

-tome (tōm)

  1. cutting instrument microtome
  2. section, division dermatome

Etymology: Gr < tomon < tomos: see tome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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