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ureterolithotomy

American

[yoo-ree-tuh-roh-li-thot-uh-mee] / yʊˌri tə roʊ lɪˈθɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

ureterolithotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of ureterolithotomy

First recorded in 1890–95; ureter + -o- + lithotomy

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