English Explanatory Dictionary

lithotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones.

Word forms

lithotomy lithotomies

Etymology

From litho- + -tomy.

Synonyms

lithectomy

Derived words

choledocholithotomy cholelithotomy cystolithotomy lithotomist nephrolithotomy pyelolithotomy ureterolithotomy

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