English Explanatory Dictionary

lithotripsy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/

Word forms

lithotripsy lithotripsies

Etymology

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”) + -y.

Derived words

cholecystolithotripsy choledocholithotripsy cholelithotripsy cystolithotripsy lithotripter lithotriptor lithotriptic lithotripsic lithotripsical lithotriptist nephrolithotripsy ureterolithotripsy
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