lithotrity
the operation of crushing stone in the urinary bladder into particles small enough to be voided.
Origin of lithotrity
1Other words from lithotrity
- li·thot·ri·tist, noun
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How to use lithotrity in a sentence
Then came Ammonius, the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin to stay your volubility.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy | Charles John Samuel ThompsonThen came Ammonius the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin—to stay your volubility.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles ReadeIt is like strabismus, chloroform, lithotrity, a heap of monstrosities that the Government ought to prohibit.
Madame Bovary | Gustave FlaubertThen came Ammonius, the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin-to stay your volubility.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles ReadeProbably in most cases it should be superseded by lithotrity.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery | Joseph Bell
British Dictionary definitions for lithotrity
/ (lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪ) /
surgery the crushing of a calculus in the bladder by means of an instrument (lithotrite) so that it can be expelled by urinating
Origin of lithotrity
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