Lithotriptor — Lith o*trip tor (l[i^]th [ o]*tr[i^]p t[ e]r), n. (Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lithotriptor — A lithotriptor is a medical device used in the non invasive treatment of kidney stones (urinary calculosis) and biliary calculi (stones in the gallbladder or in the liver). The scientific name of this procedure is Extracorporeal Shock Wave… … Wikipedia
lithotriptor — noun see lithotripter … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lithotriptor — Li|tho|trịp|tor, der; s, ...oren [zu griech. tríbein = zertrümmern] (Med.): durch die Harnröhre eingeführtes Instrument zur Zertrümmerung von Blasensteinen … Universal-Lexikon
Lithotriptor — Li|tho|trịptor m; s, ...to̲ren: 1) = Lithoklast. 2) mit Ultraschall arbeitender Apparat zur Steinzertrümmerung … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Lithotriptor — Li|tho|trip|tor* der; s, ...oren <zu ↑...or>: 1. svw. ↑Lithoklast. 2. Gerät zur ↑extrakorporalen Zertrümmerung von Blasensteinen mithilfe von Ultraschall (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
lithotriptor — lith·o·trip·tor … English syllables
lithotriptor — noun see lithotripter … Useful english dictionary
Kidney stone — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Hydrostatic shock — The term hydrostatic shock describes the theory that a penetrating projectile produces remote wounding and incapacitating effects in living targets, in addition to local effects in tissue caused by direct impact, through a hydraulic effect in… … Wikipedia
