lithotrite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
From Time Magazine Archive
The patient having been anaesthetized, 10 oz. of hot boracic lotion are injected, and the crushing instrument, the lithotrite, is then passed into the bladder.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
For a successful performance of the crushing operation in a boy a small lithotrite has, of course, to be used, and it must be of the very best English make.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
In one instance two stones were seen where only one had been previously found, but this of course might with care have been effected by means of the lithotrite.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
If the stone is too large to be extracted through the urethra, it may be broken down with the lithotrite and extracted piecemeal with the forceps.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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