| Title | lithotomy |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary li·thot·o·my (plural -mies) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek, from lithotomeinto perform a lithotomy, from lith- + temnein to cut — more at tome DATE 1721 : surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone English Etymology lithotomy 1721, from L.L. lithotomia, from Gk. lithotomia, from lithos"stone" + -tomia "cutting" (see -tomy). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged li·thot·o·my \-_mē, -mi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin lithotomia, from Greek, from lithotomein to quarry, perform a lithotomy, from lith- + -tomein (from temnein to cut) — more at tome : the operation of cutting into the urinary bladder for removal of a stone |
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