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nephrotomy.

The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English nephrotomy From nephro- + -tomy.

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