Lithotrity
[li-tho-tri-tee] /lɪˈθɒ trɪ ti/
noun, plural lithotrities. Surgery.
1.
the operation of crushing stone in the urinary bladder into particles small enough to be voided.
/lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
(surgery) the crushing of a calculus in the bladder by means of an instrument (lithotrite) so that it can be expelled by urinating
lithotrity li·thot·ri·ty (lĭ-thŏt’rĭ-tē)
n.
See lithotripsy.
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