lithotomy noun. [lɪ'Ɵɒtǝmi] M17.
[Late Latin lithotomia from Greek lithotomia, formed as LITHO- + -TOMY.]
1. A quarry. Only in M17.

2. Surgical incision into the bladder, kidney, etc., for the purpose of removing a stone; an instance of this. E18.

Comb.:
lithotomy position a supine position of the body, with the legs raised in stirrups, flexed and apart, used orig. for lithotomy and subsequently also in childbirth.

■ litho'tomic adjective E19.

■ litho'tomical adjective L19.

■ lithotomist noun M17.

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