lithotomy

lithotomy [li-thot-uh-mee] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural li·thot·o·mies.

1. surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.

Origin of lithotomy 1715–25; Late Latin lithotomia Greek lithotomía. See litho-, -tomy Related formslith·o·tom·ic [lith-uh-tom-ik] /ˌlɪθ əˈtɒm ɪk/, lith·o·tom·i·cal, adjectiveli·thot·o·mist, noun Examples from the Web for lithotomy Historical Examples of lithotomy

Lithotomy cost 51 marks, or half of that if the patient died.

An Epitome of the History of Medicine

Roswell Park

The etherized patient, his bladder having been emptied, should be placed in the lithotomy position.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II

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Also was advised the extraction of diseased teeth; and the operation of lithotomy was described with considerable care.

An Epitome of the History of Medicine

Roswell Park

The work of lithotomy is not any longer regarded with the dread which formerly attended it.

Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century

Various

The patient must be tied up in lithotomy position on a table in the very best light that can be obtained.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery

Joseph Bell

British Dictionary definitions for lithotomy lithotomy noun plural -mies

1. the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder

Derived Formslithotomic (ˌlɪθəˈtɒmɪk) or lithotomical, adjectivelithotomist, nounWord Origin for lithotomy C18: via Late Latin from Greek, from litho- + -tomy Word Origin and History for lithotomy n.

1721, from Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek lithotomia, from lithos “stone” (see litho-) + -tomia “cutting” (see -tomy).

lithotomy in Medicine lithotomy [lĭ-thŏt′ə-mē] n.

1. Surgical removal of a calculus, especially from the urinary tract.lithectomy