lithotint

[Gr. lithos =a stone, and Eng.tint (q. v.).] 1. A proce of drawing upon stone, in which the ink is applied to the stone by a camel's-hair pencil. 2. A drawing upon stone so produced. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; urethra, and carried along into the bladder, making an opening just large enough to allow the extraction of the stone by means of the forceps. IMG:content-0633.png:[blocks in formation] lith-o-tom-Ic, lith-o-tom-ic-al, a. [English lithotom (y); -ic, -ical.] Of or pertaining to lithot omy; performed by lithotomy. 11-thot-o-mist, s. [Eng. lithotom (y); -ist.] One who performs the operation of lithotomy; one skilled in lithotomy. 11-thot-o-mỹ, s. [Greek litho tomia .] [LITHOTOME.] Surg.: The act or operation of cutting for stone in the bladder. lithotomy-bisector, s. Surg.: An instrument for making the bilateral incisions in lithotomy.