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li·thot·rity (li t̸hä′trə tē)
noun pl. lithotrities -·ties
the process of crushing a calculus in the bladder into very small pieces so that it can be eliminated in the urine
Etymology: < litho- + L tritus, pp. of terere, to grind, rub: see throw
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