Dictionary entry

Lithotripsy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lith″o‐trip′sy (lĭth″ō̍‐trĭp′sy̆), n. [Litho- + Gr. τρίβειν to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.