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lithotomy

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li·thot·o·my  (l-tht-m)
n. pl. li·thot·o·mies
Surgical removal of a stone or stones from the urinary tract.
lithotomy [lɪˈθɒtəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder
[via Late Latin from Greek, from litho- + -tomy]
lithotomic  [ˌlɪθəˈtɒmɪk], lithotomical adj
lithotomist  n
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Noun1.lithotomy - surgical removal of a stone (calculus)
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
cholelithotomy - removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder


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