- prostatolithotomy
- Incision of the prostate for removal of a calculus. [prostato- + G. lithos, stone, + tome, incision]
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pros·ta·to·li·thot·o·my .präs-tə-(.)tō-lith-'ät-ə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal of a calculus from the prostate gland* * *
pros·ta·to·li·thot·o·my (pros″tə-to-lĭ-thotґə-me) incision of the prostate for the removal of calculus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.