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lithotripsy
(redirected from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy)

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lith·o·trip·sy  (lth-trps)
n. pl. lith·o·trip·sies
Pulverization of kidney stones or gallstones by means of a lithotripter.
[litho- + Greek trpsis, a rubbing, pounding (from trbein, to rub, pound; see lithotripter) + -y2.]
lithotripsy  (lth-trps)
The procedure of crushing a stone in the urinary bladder or urethra by means of a lithotriptor, a device that passes shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits. The resulting stone fragments are small enough to be expelled in the urine.
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