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lithotomy

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(li t̸hät′ə mē)

noun pl. lithotomies

Surgery the surgical removal of a calculus, or mineral concretion, by cutting into the bladder

Origin: LL lithotomia < Gr: see litho- & -tomy

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lithotomic adjective

See lithotomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. li·thot·o·mies

Surgical removal of a stone or stones from the urinary tract.

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