Nephrotomy (Noun)
Meaning
Incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The surgeon performed a nephrotomy to remove the large kidney stone that was causing intense pain for the patient.
- After the nephrotomy, the patient was required to stay in the hospital for several days to recover from the surgery.
- Due to the complexity of the kidney stone's location, the doctor decided a nephrotomy was the best course of treatment.
- The nephrotomy revealed that the patient had several other smaller stones in addition to the large one that was causing the problem.
- Recovery from a nephrotomy can take several weeks, during which time the patient should avoid heavy lifting and strenuous activity.