lithotripter

lithotripter definition - medical

lith·o·trip·ter (lĭthˈə-trĭpˌtər)

noun
A device that pulverizes kidney stones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits. The procedure creates stone fragments small enough to be expelled in the urine.

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