nephrolithotomy

[nef-roh-li-thot-uh-mee]

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noun, plural neph·ro·li·thot·o·mies. Surgery.

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

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Origin of nephrolithotomy

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

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nephrolithotomy in Medicine

nephrolithotomy

(nĕf′rō-lĭ-thŏt′ə-mē)

n.

Incision into the kidney for the removal of a calculus.

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