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lithotripsy

/ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/

lithotripsy noun: 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.

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.

Forms of lithotripsy

plurallithotripsies

Origin of lithotripsy

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”) + -y.

Words formed from lithotripsy

Questions about lithotripsy

What does lithotripsy mean?
Lithotripsy means 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.
What part of speech is lithotripsy?
Lithotripsy is a noun.
How do you pronounce lithotripsy?
Lithotripsy is pronounced /ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/.
What is the plural of lithotripsy?
The plural of lithotripsy is lithotripsies.

Words near lithotripsy in the dictionary

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

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