Where does “nephrolithotomy” come from?

nephrolithotomy (English) comes from English lithotomy, from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

nephrolithotomy (English): The removal of a renal calculus by incision into...

Definitions

  1. The removal of a renal calculus by incision into...

Ancestry of “nephrolithotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithotomyA surgical method for removal of calculi, such as...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →
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