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lithotripsies

lithotripsies is the plural of lithotripsy.

Meaning of lithotripsy

Noun

lithotripsy (plural lithotripsies)

  1. 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.

Questions about lithotripsies

What is lithotripsies the plural of?
Lithotripsies is the plural of lithotripsy.

Words near lithotripsies in the dictionary

  1. lithotomizes
  2. lithotomizing
  3. lithotomy
  4. lithotripsic
  5. lithotripsical
  6. lithotripsies
  7. lithotripsy
  8. lithotripter
  9. lithotripters
  10. lithotriptic
  11. lithotriptics

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