lithotomy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lithotomy
1715–25; < Late Latin lithotomia < Greek lithotomía. See litho-, -tomy
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William Clifford Hogg, 55, Texas oil operator, son of the late Governor James Stephen Hogg, brother of Michael, Thomas and Ima Hogg*; after a lithotomy, at Baden-Baden, Germany.
From Time Magazine Archive
It boldly reported on a bungled lithotomy by Bransby Cooper, nephew of famed Surgeon Sir Astley Cooper.
From Time Magazine Archive
The work of lithotomy is not any longer regarded with the dread which formerly attended it.
From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by Ridpath, John Clark
Among these improvements may be mentioned new operations, for lithotomy, instruments for crushing calculi, for reducing dislocations, etc.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
The patient must be tied up in lithotomy position on a table in the very best light that can be obtained.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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