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Meaning of LITHOTOMY

Pronunciation:  li'thâtumee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  surgical removal of a stone (calculus)
 
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 See Also: ablation, cholelithotomy, cutting out, excision, extirpation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Li*thot"o*my\, n. [L. lithotomia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
lithotomie.] (Surg.)
The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the
bladder.
 

 

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