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Definition of Lithotripsy
1. n. The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.
Definition of Lithotripsy
1. Noun. (surgery) The breaking-up of kidney stones or similar calculi by means of ultrasound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lithotripsy
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Medical Definition of Lithotripsy
1. Known as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, this procedure uses sound waves delivered inside a water bath to pulverize kidney stones painlessly inside the body. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithotripsy
Literary usage of Lithotripsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1837)
"ARTICLE I. Report of four additional cases of Stone in the Bladder, in which the
operation of lithotripsy was successfully performed. By J. RANDOLPH, MD, ..."
2. Eclectic Journal of Medicine by John Bell (1837)
"The strongest counter-indication to lithotripsy is this excessive sensibility
and the spasmodic contraction of the parietes of the bladder, which, ..."
3. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"lithotripsy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) can cause localized
vascular injury that may be associated with transient decreases in renal blood ..."
4. The Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal (1868)
"INSTRUMENTATION IN LITHOTOMY AND lithotripsy. With Illustrations. By PROF. ...
Since the days of Celsus, both lithotomy and lithotripsy have been ..."
5. The Practice of surgery by James Miller (1857)
"And, now, all such implements have been superseded by the crushing apparatus—more
simple, safe, and effectual —whose use constitutes lithotripsy. ..."
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