lithotrity

American  

[li-tho-tri-tee] / lɪˈθɒ trɪ ti /

noun

Surgery.

plural

lithotrities

1. the operation of crushing stone in the urinary bladder into particles small enough to be voided.

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lithotrity British  

/ lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪ /

noun

1. surgery the crushing of a calculus in the bladder by means of an instrument ( lithotrite ) so that it can be expelled by urinating

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Other Word Forms

• lithotritist noun

Etymology

Origin of lithotrity

1820–30; litho- + Latin trīt ( us ) (past participle of terere to rub, grind, crush) + -y ³

Example Sentences

Then came Ammonius the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin—to stay your volubility.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Then came Ammonius, the author of lithotrity, and here comes Hans with the basin-to stay your volubility.

From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles

He never used lithotrity or seemed to approve of that operation.

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

On another occasion, it seemed to me strange that we should be obliged to open the bladder of patients suffering from the stone, or to subject them to lithotrity, which has also its perils.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

He also tells me that he performs no operation of lithotrity without the use of similar injections.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various