lithotrity

[li-tho-tri-tee]

noun, plural li·thot·ri·ties. Surgery.

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

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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Historical Examples of lithotrity

Probably in most cases it should be superseded by lithotrity.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery
Joseph Bell
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 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
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

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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lithotrity in Medicine

lithotrity

[lĭ-thŏt′rĭ-tē]

lithotripsy