- Litho- (prefix)
- Prefix meaning stone. A lithotomy is an operation to remove a stone. Lithotripsy involves crushing a stone. The stone may be in the gallbladder or in the urinary tract.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Litho- (prefix)
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