"lithotripsy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/ Forms: lithotripsies [plural]
Etymology: From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|litho-|τρῖψῐς|-y|id3=abstract noun|lang2=grc|t1=relating to a stone or calculus|t2=rubbing, friction}} litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} lithotripsy (plural lithotripsies)
  1. (surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out. Categories (topical): Surgery Translations (medical treatment): 碎石術 (Chinese Mandarin), 碎石术 (suìshíshù) (Chinese Mandarin), litotripsia (Finnish), lithotripsie [feminine] (French), lithotritie [feminine] (French), λιθοτριψία (lithotripsía) [feminine] (Greek), litotrypsja [feminine] (Polish), litotripsi (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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