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lithotrity

[ li-tho-tri-tee ]
/ lɪˈθɒ trɪ ti /
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noun, plural li·thot·ri·ties.Surgery.
the operation of crushing stone in the urinary bladder into particles small enough to be voided.
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Origin of lithotrity

1820–30; litho- + Latin trīt(us) (past participle of terere to rub, grind, crush) + -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM lithotrity

li·thot·ri·tist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lithotrity

lithotrity
/ (lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties
surgery the crushing of a calculus in the bladder by means of an instrument (lithotrite) so that it can be expelled by urinating

Word Origin for lithotrity

C19: from litho- + Latin trītus, from terere to crush
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