Definition of Lithotriptor

1. n. An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.

Definition of Lithotriptor

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of lithotripter) ¹

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Definition of Lithotriptor

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lithotriptor

1. An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithotriptor

lithotomical
lithotomies
lithotomist
lithotomists
lithotomy
lithotomy position
lithotresis
lithotripsies
lithotripsy
lithotripter
lithotripters
lithotriptic
lithotriptics
lithotriptist
lithotriptists
lithotriptor (current term)
lithotriptors
lithotriptoscopy
lithotrite
lithotrities
lithotritist
lithotritists
lithotritor
lithotrity
lithotroph
lithotrophs
lithotype
lithotyped
lithotypes
lithotypic

Literary usage of Lithotriptor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases, Injuries, and Malformations of the by Samuel David Gross (1855)
"The lithotriptor, warmed and well oiled, is now carried into the bladder, ... Satisfying himself now that the lithotriptor does not embrace the mucous ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surgery by William Pirrie (1852)
"Mr. Weiss states that he showed his lithotriptor to many professional men, ... It has been alleged that the lithotriptor of Jacobson is inferior, ..."

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