-tripsy
Meanings
suffix
- Used to form nouns referring to a surgical procedure involving the crushing, breaking, rubbing, or pulverization of a substance (especially a calculus or stone).
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”) + -y, from τρίβειν (tríbein, “to rub, thresh, pound, wear out”).
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