lithotomy
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ə noun, plural li·thot·o·mies.
surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
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lithotomy (lɪˈθɒtəmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mies | |
| the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder | |
| [C18: via Late Latin from Greek, from | |
| lithotomic | |
| —adj | |
| litho'tomical | |
| —adj | |
| li'thotomist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lithotomy
1721, from L.L. lithotomia, from Gk. lithotomia, from lithos "stone" + -tomia "cutting" (see -tomy).
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Medical Dictionary
lithotomy li·thot·o·my (lĭ-thŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of a calculus, especially from the urinary tract. Also called lithectomy.
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Example sentences
Then, the patient will be brought in to the room and placed in lithotomy position.
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