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nephrolithotomy

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

noun

Surgery.

plural

nephrolithotomies 

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrolithotomy1

First recorded in 1840–50; nephrolith + -o- + -tomy
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Nephrolithotomy is an operation for the removal of stone from the kidney.

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