Meaning | Surgical removal of a stone (calculus). | |
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Narrower | cholelithotomy | removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder |
Broader | ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision | Surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
Spanish | litotomía |
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