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litho·trip·tic (lithґo-trip″tik) 1. pertaining to lithotripsy. 2. causing or producing lithotripsy. 3. an agent that causes lithotripsy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lithotriptic
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Lithotriptic — Lith o*trip tic (l[i^]th [ o]*tr[i^]p t[i^]k), a. & n. Same as {Lithontriptic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lithotriptic — adj. of or pertaining to lithotripsy, of the crushing of kidney stones using a lithotripter (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
lithotriptic — variant of lithontriptic … Useful english dictionary
lithotripsy — [ lɪθəˌtrɪpsi] noun Surgery a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a calculus (stone) so that it can be passed out by the body. Derivatives lithotripter (also lithotriptor) noun lithotriptic adjective Origin C19: from litho + Gk tripsis rubbing … English new terms dictionary
lithotritor — ˈlithəˌtrīd.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin tritor one that rubs) of earlier lithotriptor, from lithotriptic + or : lithotrite … Useful english dictionary
lithotripsy — n. (pl. ies) a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a stone in the bladder into small particles that can be passed through the urethra. Derivatives: lithotripter n. lithotriptic adj. Etymology: LITHO + Gk tripsis rubbing f. tribo rub … Useful english dictionary
