lithontriptic

English

Alternative forms

• lithonthriptic, lithonthryptic

Etymology

Ancient Greek a stone + to rub, grind.

Adjective

lithontriptic (not comparable)

1. (medicine, histotical or archaic) Supposedly having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys (this science has since been debunked).

Noun

lithontriptic (plural lithontriptics)

1. (medicine) A lithontriptic remedy or agent.

References

• “lithontriptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.