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Categories: History of surgery, Accessory digestive gland surgery, Surgical removal procedures, Urologic surgery
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lithotomy  lithotomist  Lithectomy  Lithotome
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Surgical removal of a stone (calculus) WordNet 3.0
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Lithotomy from Greek for "lithos" and "tomos", is a surgical method for removal of calculi, stones formed inside certain organs, such as the urinary tract, bladder, and gallbladder, that cannot exit naturally through the urinary system or biliary tract. Wikipedia
Historic profession in medicine Wikidata
Surgical method for removal of calculi, stones formed inside certain organs Wikidata
One who performs a lithotomy. Wiktionary
A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones. Wiktionary
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