BOUTONNIERE
\buːʔnˈi͡ə], \buːʔnˈiə], \b_uː_ʔ_n_ˈiə]\
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A long incision made into the urethra to extract a calculus from the canal, when it is too large to be discharged. Also, a small incision or puncture, made in the peritoneum, or above the pubis, to penetrate the bladder in certain cases of retention of urine.
By Robley Dunglison