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nephrotomy

[nuh-frot-uh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

nephrotomies 

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

nephrotomy

/ ɪˈڰɒəɪ /

noun

  1. surgical incision into a kidney

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrotomy1

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

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