Lithotomy
[li-thot-uh-mee] /lɪˈθɒt ə mi/
noun, plural lithotomies.
1.
surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
/lɪˈθɒtəmɪ/
noun (pl) -mies
1.
the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder
n.
1721, from Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek lithotomia, from lithos “stone” (see litho-) + -tomia “cutting” (see -tomy).
lithotomy li·thot·o·my (lĭ-thŏt’ə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of a calculus, especially from the urinary tract. Also called lithectomy.
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