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nephrotomy

nephrotomy noun: the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.

Noun

nephrotomy (countable and uncountable, plural nephrotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.

nephrotomy meaning in Tamil

nephrotomy in Tamil

சிறுநீரக அறுவை, சிறுநீரக வண்ண ஊடுகதிர்ப்படம், சிறுநீரகவெட்டு

Forms of nephrotomy

pluralnephrotomies

Origin of nephrotomy

From nephro- + -tomy.

Words formed from nephrotomy

Questions about nephrotomy

What does nephrotomy mean?
Nephrotomy means the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
What is nephrotomy in Tamil?
Nephrotomy in Tamil is சிறுநீரக அறுவை, சிறுநீரக வண்ண ஊடுகதிர்ப்படம், சிறுநீரகவெட்டு. See Nephrotomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nephrotomy?
Nephrotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of nephrotomy?
The plural of nephrotomy is nephrotomies.

Words near nephrotomy in the dictionary

  1. nephrotomized
  2. nephrotomizes
  3. nephrotomizing
  4. nephrotomogram
  5. nephrotomograms
  6. nephrotomy
  7. nephrotoxic
  8. nephrotoxicant
  9. nephrotoxicants
  10. nephrotoxicities
  11. nephrotoxicity

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