- lithotomies
- n. surgical removal of stones from the body (Medicine)
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Valentine Mott — (August 20, 1785 April 26, 1865), American surgeon, was born at Glen Cove, New York. He graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and also spent a winter in Edinburgh. After acting as demonstrator of anatomy he … Wikipedia
lithotomy — lithotomic /lith euh tom ik/, lithotomical, adj. lithotomist, n. /li thot euh mee/, n., pl. lithotomies. surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct. [1715 25; < LL lithotomia < Gk lithotomía. See LITHO , TOMY] * * * … Universalium
lithotomist — A person skilled in lithotomy. * * * li·thot·o·mist lith ät ə məst n a specialist in lithotomy * * * li·thot·o·mist (lĭ thotґə mist) an individual who performs lithotomies … Medical dictionary
lithotomy — /lɪˈθɒtəmi/ (say li thotuhmee) noun (plural lithotomies) the operation or art of cutting for stone in the urinary bladder. {Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek. See litho , tomy} –lithotomic /lɪθəˈtɒmɪk/ (say lithuh tomik), lithotomical… …
lithotomy — [li thät′ə mē] n. pl. lithotomies [LL lithotomia < Gr: see LITHO & TOMY] Surgery the surgical removal of a calculus, or mineral concretion, by cutting into the bladder lithotomic [lith΄ə täm′ik] adj … English World dictionary
