lithontriptic

Adjective

(not comparable)

(medicine) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.

Noun

(plural lithontriptics)

Origin

Ancient Greek a stone + to rub, grind.

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The action of lithontriptic medicines,, especially lime-water, was one of the questions of the day, and through his investigations of this subject Black was led to the chemical discoveries associated with his name.

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