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Definition of Lithotomy
1. Noun. Surgical removal of a stone (calculus).
Definition of Lithotomy
1. n. The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
Definition of Lithotomy
1. Noun. A surgical method for removal of calculi, (bolily stones formed inside certain hollow organs) such kidney stones and gallstones. ¹
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Definition of Lithotomy
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Medical Definition of Lithotomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithotomy
Literary usage of Lithotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1887)
"The mortality in 7628 recorded cases of lateral lithotomy collected by the author
is 12 08 per cent. The mortality of the suprapubic operation, ..."
2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1868)
"lithotomy BY A SEMILUNAR EXTERNAL INCISION. By Sir WILLIAM FERGUSSON, FKS,
Serjeant-Surgeon to the Queen. Without discussing the applicability of the one or ..."
3. The Surgical Diseases of the Genito-urinary Organs Including Syphilis by Edward Lawrence Keyes (1889)
"Relapse after lithotomy. IN the consideration of the treatment of stone, ...
That lithotomy is an important operation, and eminently surgical, is undoubted ..."
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