Urinary
nephrectomy
neh-FREK-toh-mee
StatusNew
Definition
Surgical removal of a kidney
ProcedureUrinary
Breakdown
Root
nephr/o
kidney
Suffix
-ectomy
surgical removal
Etymology
Greek: nephr/o (kidney) + -ectomy (removal)
Practice
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gas-TREK-toh-mee
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nephrology
neh-FROL-oh-jee
Medical specialty dealing with the kidneys
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nephritis
neh-FRY-tis
Inflammation of the kidney
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nephrolithiasis
nef-roh-lih-THY-uh-sis
Kidney stones
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