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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNefrotomia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Nefrotomia
"La nefrotomia è necessaria in caso di lesioni renali."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A surgical procedure involving an incision into the kidney.
"The surgeon performed a nephrotomy to access the damaged kidney tissue." - 2
The act of cutting into the kidney for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
"Nephrotomy may be necessary in cases of severe kidney trauma."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'nephrotomy' originates from the Greek words 'nephros' meaning 'kidney' and 'tome' meaning 'cut'. It has been used in medical terminology since the late 19th century to describe surgical procedures involving the kidney.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nephrotomy" is said worldwide
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Néphrotomie
Transliteration: Néphrotomie
"La néphrotomie est une procédure chirurgicale pour accéder au rein."
Nephrotomie
Transliteration: Nephrotomie
"Die Nephrotomie wird durchgeführt, um auf das Nierengewebe zuzugreifen."
Nefrotomia
Transliteration: Nefrotomia
"La nefrotomia è necessaria in caso di lesioni renali."
Nefrotomía
Transliteration: Nefrotomía
"La nefrotomía se realiza para tratar problemas renales."
Nefrotomia
Transliteration: Nefrotomia
"A nefrotomia é uma cirurgia para acessar o rim."
गुर्दे की शल्यक्रिया
Transliteration: Gurde ki shalyakriya
"गुर्दे की शल्यक्रिया गंभीर चोटों के मामले में आवश्यक हो सकती है।"
肾切开术
Transliteration: Shèn qiē kāi shù
"肾切开术用于治疗肾脏损伤。"
신장 절개술
Transliteration: Sinjang jeolgaesul
"신장 절개술은 손상된 신장 조직에 접근하기 위해 수행됩니다."
腎切開術
Transliteration: Jin setsukai-jutsu
"腎切開術は、腎臓の損傷を治療するために行われます。"
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