lithotrity

[ li-tho-tri-tee ]

/ lɪˈθɒ trɪ ti /

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

Related formsli·thot·ri·tist, noun

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Examples from the Web for lithotrity

Probably in most cases it should be superseded by lithotrity.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
Then came Ammonius the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin—to stay your volubility.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
Then came Ammonius, the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin-to stay your volubility.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
It is like strabismus, chloroform, lithotrity, a heap of monstrosities that the Government ought to prohibit.
Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert

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 Thompson

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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Medicine definitions for lithotrity

lithotrity

[ lĭ-thŏt′rĭ-tē ]

n.

lithotripsy