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Lithotomy from Gr**** for "lithos" (stone) and "tomos" (cut), is a
surgical method for
removal of calculi,
stones formed inside certain organs, such as...
- The
lithotomy position is a
common position for
surgical procedures and
medical examinations involving the
pelvis and
lower abdomen, as well as a common...
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referred to as
delivery positions or
labor positions. In
addition to the
lithotomy position (on back with feet
pulled up),
still commonly used by many obstetricians...
- The
positioning may be
voluntary or involuntary. In
addition to the
lithotomy position still commonly used by many obstetricians,
childbirth positions...
- to
crush stones inside the
bladder without having to open the
abdomen (
lithotomy). To
remove a calculus,
Civiale inserted his
instrument through the urethra...
- A 16th-century
lithotomy dilator, used to
expand the
urethra for
extraction of
urinary stones...
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ayurveda texts also
taught surgical techniques,
including rhinoplasty,
lithotomy, sutures,
cataract surgery, and the
extraction of
foreign objects. Historical...
- ligatures, am****tions, tonsillectomies, mastectomies,
cataract surgeries,
lithotomies,
hernia repair, gynecology, neurosurgery, and others.
Surgery was a rare...
- stirrups, a type of
socks worn by
baseball players the
braces supporting the
lithotomy position utilised in
medical examinations such as a
pelvic exam A clamp...
- to
Ammonius Lithotomos (stone-cutter) of Alexandria, Egypt. The term "
lithotomy" is
derived from the same
words (λιθοτομία (lithotomia) - stone-cutting)...
