nephrolithotomy

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noun

The removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney

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Meanings

nounnephrolithotomy (plural nephrolithotomies)

plural nephrolithotomies

  1. medicineThe removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney

Origin

From nephro- + lithotomy.

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Translations

Finnish nefrolitotomia
  • nefrolitotomiatype of surgery
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APA

nephrolithotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrolithotomy

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“nephrolithotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrolithotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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