Nephrotomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 55.01 Nephrotomy describes a surgical procedure in which the kidney is cut … Wikipedia
Nephrotomy — Ne*phrot o*my, n. [Gr. nefro s a kidney + te mnein to cut: cf. F. n[ e]phrotomie.] (Surg.) Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nephrotomy — [nə frät′ə mē] n. pl. nephrotomies [ NEPHRO + TOMY] surgical incision into the kidney, as for removing a stone … English World dictionary
nephrotomy — /neuh frot euh mee/, n., pl. nephrotomies. Surg. incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus. [1690 1700; < NL nephrotomia. See NEPHRO , TOMY] * * * … Universalium
nephrotomy — noun The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a kidney … Wiktionary
nephrotomy — nɪ frÉ‘tÉ™mɪ / frÉ’t n. surgical opening made in the kidney (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
nephrotomy — ne·phrot·o·my … English syllables
nephrotomy — n. surgical incision into the substance of the kidney. This is usually undertaken to remove a kidney stone (see nephrolithotomy) … The new mediacal dictionary
nephrotomy — ne•phrot•o•my [[t]nəˈfrɒt ə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg surgical incision into the kidney • Etymology: 1690–1700; < NL nephrotomia. See nephro , tomy … From formal English to slang
nephrotomy — /nəˈfrɒtəmi/ (say nuh frotuhmee) noun (plural nephrotomies) incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus. {nephro + tomy} …
