lithectasy

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noun

The extraction of calculi through the mechanically dilated urethra.

OriginAncient Greek λίθος →
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Meanings

nounlithectasy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe extraction of calculi through the mechanically dilated urethra.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔκτασις
  2. Ancient Greekλίθος
  3. Englishlithectasy

From lith- (“stone”), from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos), + Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “stretching out, extension”).

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APA

lithectasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithectasy

MLA

“lithectasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithectasy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithectasy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithectasy.

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