lithotomy

noun li·thot·o·my \li-ˈthä-tə-mē\

plural li·thot·o·mies

Definition of LITHOTOMY

: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone

Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek, from lithotomein to perform a lithotomy, from lith- + temnein to cut — more at tome

First Known Use: 1721

Medical Dictionary

noun li·thot·o·my \lith-ˈät-ə-mē\

plural li·thot·o·mies

: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a calculus

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