noun
pl. -·ties the process of crushing a calculus in the bladder into very small pieces so that it can be eliminated in the urine
Origin of lithotrity
from litho- + Classical Latin tritus, past participle of terere, to grind, rub: see throwlithotrity
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lithotrity
noun
pl. li·thot·ri·tiesA surgical procedure to pulverize stones in the urinary bladder or urethra so that they can be passed out of the body in the urine.
Origin of lithotrity
From lithotritor lithotripter alteration ( influenced by Latin trītor pounder, grinder ) of obsolete lithotriptor ; see lithotripter .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural lithotrities)
- (surgery) The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
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litho- + Latin terere, tritum, to rub, grind.
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lithotrity - Medical Definition
n.
pl. lithotritiesA surgical procedure to pulverize stones in the urinary bladder or urethra so that they can be passed out of the body in the urine.
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