lithotomy
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noun \li-ˈthä-tə-mē\ plural li·thot·o·mies
Definition of LITHOTOMY
: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone
Origin of LITHOTOMY
Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek, from lithotomein to perform a lithotomy, from lith- + temnein to cut — more at tome
First Known Use: 1721
li·thot·o·my
noun \lith-ˈät-ə-mē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; li·thot·o·mies
Medical Definition of LITHOTOMY
: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a calculus
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