NEPHROTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("nephrotomy" is a kind of...):

incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))

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