LITHOTOMY


Meaning of LITHOTOMY in English

n.

Pronunciation: li- ' thä-t ə -m ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -mies

Etymology: Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek, from lithotomein to perform a lithotomy, from lith- + temnein to cut ― more at TOME

Date: 1721

: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone

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