nephrotomy

[ nuh-frot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural ne·phrot·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.

Origin of nephrotomy

1
From the New Latin word nephrotomia, dating back to 1690–1700. See nephro-, -tomy

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British Dictionary definitions for nephrotomy

nephrotomy

/ (nɪˈfrɒtəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical incision into a kidney

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