English Explanatory Dictionary

steinstrasse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of kidney stones, in which multiple small stone fragments line up within the ureter, causing obstruction.

Word forms

steinstrasse steinstrassen

Etymology

From German Steinstraße (“steinstrasse”, literally “stone street”), from Stein (“stone”) + Straße (“street, road”).

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