Noun
The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA 2010 review concluded that rates of disease are increasing. citation History seeAlso The existence of kidney stones was first recorded thousands of years ago, and lithotomy for the removal of stones is one of the earliest known surgical procedures. Source: Internet
The lithotomy position was not used until the advent of forceps in the seventeenth century and since then childbirth has progressively moved from a woman supported experience in the home to a medical intervention within the hospital. Source: Internet
New techniques in lithotomy began to emerge starting in 1520, but the operation remained risky. Source: Internet