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lithotomy

/lɪˈθɒt.ə.mi/

Traduction: Terme médical désignant une procédure chirurgicale visant à retirer un calcul (concrétion) de l'organisme, généralement des voies urinaires ou de la vésicule biliaire.

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C2formalcommonmedical/lɪˈθɒt.ə.mi/

A medical noun referring to a surgical procedure for the removal of a stone (calculus) from the body, typically from the urinary tract or gallbladder.

  • 🇫🇷Terme médical désignant une procédure chirurgicale visant à retirer un calcul (concrétion) de l'organisme, généralement des voies urinaires ou de la vésicule biliaire.
  1. Surgical stone removal C2 formal medical

    A surgical procedure to remove a stone (calculus) from the body, typically from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract.

    • The patient underwent a lithotomy to remove the bladder stone.
    • Lithotomy was a common procedure before modern non-invasive techniques.
    • The surgeon performed a lithotomy to extract the large kidney stone.

    🇫🇷Lithotomie

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