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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.