Medical Dictionary

nephrostomy

noun ne·phros·to·my \ni-ˈfräs-tə-mē\
plural ne·phros·to·mies

Medical Definition of NEPHROSTOMY

:  the surgical formation of an opening between a renal pelvis and the outside of the body

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