nephrotomy

American

[nuh-frot-uh-mee] / nəˈfrɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.

nephrotomy British

/ nɪˈfrɒtəmɪ /

noun

surgical incision into a kidney

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nephrotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of nephrotomy

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

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