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nephrolithotomy

American

[nef-roh-li-thot-uh-mee] / ˌnɛf roʊ lɪˈθɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.

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Inflected Forms

noun

nephrolithotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of nephrolithotomy

First recorded in 1840–50; nephrolith + -o- + -tomy

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