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nephrotomy

nephrotomy

9.9
A cut into a kidney to remove a kidney stone
  • noun
  • /nɛfˈrɑːtəmi/
  • Specialized
: nefrotomía
  • The doctor performed a nephrotomy to remove the kidney stone that was causing severe pain.

Examples

  • The index patient subsequently underwent right nephrotomies and ureterotomies for renal calculi and a left nephrectomy because of pyonephrosis.

    Academic text (1996)

  • During the procedure, the surgeon made a careful nephrotomy to access the affected kidney.

  • After the diagnosis, the surgeon explained that a nephrotomy would be necessary to treat the patient's condition.

Synonyms

lithotomy
vsnephrotomy
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surgery that removes a stone from the bladder or kidney

is specifically an incision into the kidney for removing a stone

Surface Forms

nephrotomy singular
nephrotomies plural

Morphology

nephrotomy = nephro (opaque) = nephro + tomy

Formed from Greek combining elements ('nephro-' + '-tomy') that are technical medical morphemes not recognizable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Nephrotomy comes from the parts nephro- ('kidney') and -tomy ('cutting'), the second part you can see in anatomy. So, a nephrotomy is a cut into the kidney during surgery, often done to remove a kidney stone.