lithotomy

[ li-thot-uh-mee ]

noun

, plural li·thot·o·mies.

1. surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.

lithotomy

/ ˌlɪθəˈtɒmɪk; lɪˈθɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder

Derived Forms

• lithotomic, adjective
• liˈthotomist, noun

Other Words From

• lith·o·tom·ic [lith-, uh, -, tom, -ik], litho·tomi·cal adjective
• li·thoto·mist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithotomy¹

1715–25; < Late Latin lithotomia < Greek lithotomía. See litho-, -tomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithotomy¹

C18: via Late Latin from Greek, from litho- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Also was advised the extraction of diseased teeth; and the operation of lithotomy was described with considerable care.

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The patient is in the lithotomy position, the speculum is passed and the cervix pulled down by a tenaculum.

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The patient is placed in the lithotomy position and the various antiseptic precautions already described are carried out.

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The patient is ansthetized and placed in the lithotomy position with the legs supported by a crutch.

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This description of the diagnosis of stone and of the operation of lithotomy is copied almost literally from Roger of Parma.

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