Ne-phrŏt'o-my, n.
n. [Fr. néphrotomie, from Gr. νεφρός, pl. νεφροί, the kidneys, and τομή, a cutting, from τέμνειν, to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of extracting a stone from the kidney by cutting.
n. [Fr. néphrotomie, from Gr. νεφρός, pl. νεφροί, the kidneys, and τομή, a cutting, from τέμνειν, to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of extracting a stone from the kidney by cutting.