PROSTATIC BISECTOR
\pɹəstˈatɪk ba͡ɪsˈɛktə], \pɹəstˈatɪk baɪsˈɛktə], \p_ɹ_ə_s_t_ˈa_t_ɪ_k b_aɪ_s_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\
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An instrument employed by Dr. Stevens, of New York, in the bilateral operation of lithotomy. In form it resembles a large olive, with a beak at the extremity, cutting edges at the sides parallel to its longest axis, and with a straight handle.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).