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nephrolithotripsy

nephrolithotripsy noun: the breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound.

Noun

nephrolithotripsy (countable and uncountable, plural nephrolithotripsies)

  1. The breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound

Forms of nephrolithotripsy

pluralnephrolithotripsies

Origin of nephrolithotripsy

From nephro- + lithotripsy.

Questions about nephrolithotripsy

What does nephrolithotripsy mean?
Nephrolithotripsy means the breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound.
What part of speech is nephrolithotripsy?
Nephrolithotripsy is a noun.
What is the plural of nephrolithotripsy?
The plural of nephrolithotripsy is nephrolithotripsies.

Words near nephrolithotripsy in the dictionary

  1. nephrolithostomies
  2. nephrolithostomy
  3. nephrolithotomies
  4. nephrolithotomy
  5. nephrolithotripsies
  6. nephrolithotripsy
  7. nephroliths
  8. nephrologic
  9. nephrological
  10. nephrologist
  11. nephrologists

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