Costotome

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Costotome \Cos"to*tome\ (k?s"t?-t?m), n. [Costa + Gr. ???? to
     cut.]
     An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the
     thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections.
     --Knight.
     [1913 Webster]