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91abaptiston — /ab ap tis teuhn/, n. Surg. a cone shaped trephine designed to avoid penetration of the brain when incising the skull. [1690 1700; < Gk (trýpanon) abáptiston (trepan) not dipped, neut. of abáptistos, equiv. to a A 6 + baptis , var. s. of… …
92costotome — /kos teuh tohm /, n. Surg. an instrument, as shears or a knife, for incising or dividing a rib, as in costotomy. [COSTO + TOME] * * * …
93incise — /in suyz /, v.t., incised, incising. 1. to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon. 2. to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve. [1535 45; < L incisus ptp. of incidere to carve, cut into, equiv. to in IN 2 + cid cut + tus ptp.… …
94incision — /in sizh euhn/, n. 1. a cut, gash, or notch. 2. the act of incising. 3. a cutting into, esp. for surgical purposes. 4. incisiveness; keenness. [1350 1400; ME < L incision (s. of incisio). See INCISE, ION] * * * …
95opium — /oh pee euhm/, n. 1. the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or …
96photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
97pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
98printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …
99steel engraving — Print. 1. a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel. 2. the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel. [1815 25] * * * …
100stylus — /stuy leuhs/, n., pl. styli / luy/, styluses. 1. an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and… …
