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ureterolithotomy

American  
[yoo-ree-tuh-roh-li-thot-uh-mee] / jʊˌri tə roʊ lɪˈθɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.
  • ureterolithotomies
    plural
  1. incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.


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Etymology

Origin of ureterolithotomy

First recorded in 1890–95; ureter + -o- + lithotomy


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Operation for removal stone on left ureter is ureterolithotomy.

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