lithotomy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈθɒtəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(li thot′ə mē)

Inflections of 'lithotomy' (n): npl: lithotomies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
li•thot•o•my  (li thot′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. 
  1. Surgerysurgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
  • Greek lithotomía. See litho-, -tomy
  • Late Latin lithotomia
  • 1715–25;
lith•o•tom•ic  (lith′ə tom′ik),USA pronunciation lith′o•tom′i•cal, adj.  li•thot′o•mist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lithotomy /lɪˈθɒtəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)
  1. the surgical removal of a calculus, esp one in the urinary bladder
Etymology: 18th Century: via Late Latin from Greek, from litho- + -tomy
'lithotomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-tomy - ureterolithotomy

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