Lithotomy

lith-ot′o-mi, n. cutting for stone in the bladder.— n. Lith′otome , a mineral resembling a cut gem: a cystotome.— adjs. Lithotom′ic , -al , pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.— n. Lithot′omist , one who practises lithotomy. [Gr. lithos , a stone, tomē , a cutting— temnein , to cut.]