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lithotomy

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lithotomy [lə′thäd·ə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of a calculus.


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Provocative maneuvers were done first with the subject in the lithotomy position.
Pushing the baby out in a lithotomy position (flat on your back with legs in stirrups)
The popularly used lithotomy position (flat on your back with your feet in stirrups--the standard hospital position) is the worst possible position for delivery.
 
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