| Pronunciation: | | ni'frâtumee
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| | Definition: | | [n] incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) |
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| | See Also: | | incision, section, surgical incision |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ne*phrot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a kidney + ? to cut: cf.
F. n['e]phrotomie.] (Surg.)
Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.
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