lithotomy

noun

li·​thot·​o·​my li-ˈthä-tə-mē 

plural lithotomies

: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Late Latin; French lithotomie, borrowed from Late Latin lithotomia, borrowed from Greek lithotomía, from litho- litho- + -tomia -tomy

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

lithotomy

noun

li·​thot·​o·​my lith-ˈät-ə-mē 

plural lithotomies

: surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a calculus