Associations to the word «Lithotomy»

Wiktionary

LITHOTOMY, noun. A surgical method for removal of calculi, (bolily stones formed inside certain hollow organs) such kidney stones and gallstones.

Dictionary definition

LITHOTOMY, noun. Surgical removal of a stone (calculus).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke