lithotripsy

English

Etymology

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Noun

lithotripsy (plural lithotripsies)

1. (surgery) The breaking-up of kidney stones or similar calculi by means of ultrasound

Related terms

• lithotripter
• lithotriptor
• lithotriptic
• lithotriptist
• lithotripsic
• lithotripsical

Translations

the breaking-up of kidney stones or similar calculi by means of ultrasound

• French: lithotripsie (fr) f, lithotritie (fr) f
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