lithotripsy
English
editEtymology
editFrom litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”) + -y.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlithotripsy (plural lithotripsies)
- (surgery) 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmedical treatment
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References
edit- “lithotripsy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “lithotripsy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.