- lithectomy
- lithectomy Surg.
(lɪˈθɛktəmɪ)[f. Gr. λίθ-ος stone + εκ out + τοµία cutting.]A proposed substitute for the inaccurate word lithotomy (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lithectomy
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lithectomy — SYN: lithotomy. [litho + G. ektome, excision] * * * li·thec·to·my (lĭ thekґtə me) lithotomy … Medical dictionary
hepatolithectomy — Removal of a calculus from the liver. [hepato + G. lithos, stone, + ektome, excision] * * * hep·a·to·li·thec·to·my (hep″ə to lĭ thekґtə me) [hepato + lithectomy] removal of a calculus from the liver … Medical dictionary
lithotomy — Cutting for stone; a cutting operation for the removal of a calculus, especially a vesical calculus. SYN: lithectomy. [litho + G. tome, incision] high l. SYN: suprapubic l.. lateral l. l. in which the perineum is incised to one … Medical dictionary
cystolithectomy — cys·to·li·thec·to·my (sis″to lĭ thekґtə me) [cysto + lithectomy] removal of a calculus from the urinary bladder; see cystolithotomy … Medical dictionary
