AMYGDALOTOME

n. A?m-i?g'da?l-o-tom. From éuvydéAn, the tonsil, and 7épvew, to cut. Fr., amygdalotome, sécuteur des amygdales. Ger., Amygdalolom. It., amigdalotomo. Syn.: tonsil guillotine, tons it loto me. An instrument for seizing and cutting off the tonsil ora eoronog of this it. There are two t instrument, of whicl yarieties have been devised. Fahnestock’s a. consists of three rings of proper size to encircle the tonsil, each attached to its own shaft, the three shafts being so arranged that the middle one slides between the others. The middle ring has a cutting edge directed toward its centre. The three shafts are so connected with a mechanism in the handle that, after the 100} the instrument (consisting of the three rings) has been pa ed over the tonsil, a simple movement with the hand draws the middle (cutting) ring quickly toward the handle, severing the tonsil. 2. The Bar Te ee proper has a loop within which an oblique -edged_ knife slides from the handle. Both forms of the instrument are usually provided with an automatic device for piercing the prominent portion of the tonsil and making slight traction on the organ at the moment the section is effected.