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Nephrotomy

Nephrotomy Meaning & Definition
Nephrotomy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nephrotomy?

[n] incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)

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See Also | incision | section | surgical incision

Nephrotomy In Webster's Dictionary

\Ne*phrot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a kidney + ? to cut: cf. F. n['e]phrotomie.] (Surg.) Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

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