NEPHROTOMIES

Noun

nephrotomies

plural of nephrotomy

Anagrams

• hemoproteins

Source: Wiktionary


NEPHROTOMY

Ne*phrot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. néphrotomie.] (Surg.)

Definition: Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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