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prostatolithotomy

prostatolithotomy noun: a surgical operation in which an incision is made into the prostate gland to remove a prostatic calculus.

Noun

prostatolithotomy (plural prostatolithotomies)

  1. A surgical operation in which an incision is made into the prostate gland to remove a prostatic calculus.

Forms of prostatolithotomy

pluralprostatolithotomies

Origin of prostatolithotomy

From prostato- + lithotomy.

Questions about prostatolithotomy

What does prostatolithotomy mean?
Prostatolithotomy means a surgical operation in which an incision is made into the prostate gland to remove a prostatic calculus.
What part of speech is prostatolithotomy?
Prostatolithotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of prostatolithotomy?
The plural of prostatolithotomy is prostatolithotomies.

Words near prostatolithotomy in the dictionary

  1. prostatitides
  2. prostatitis
  3. prostato-
  4. prostatodynia
  5. prostatolithotomies
  6. prostatolithotomy
  7. prostatomegaly
  8. prostatorrhea
  9. prostatorrhoea
  10. prostatorrhœa
  11. prostatoseminalvesiculectomies

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