li·thot·ri·ty

(lĭ-thŏt′rĭ-tē)

n. pl. li·thot·ri·ties

A surgical procedure to pulverize stones in the urinary bladder or urethra so that they can be passed out of the body in the urine.

[From lithotritor, lithotripter, alteration (influenced by Latin trītor, pounder, grinder) of obsolete lithotriptor; see lithotripter.]

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lithotrity

(lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

(Surgery) surgery the crushing of a calculus in the bladder by means of an instrument (lithotrite) so that it can be expelled by urinating

[C19: from litho- + Latin trītus, from terere to crush]

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Translations

lith·o·trip·sy

, lithotrity

n. litotripsia, trituración de cálculos en el riñón, el uréter, la vejiga y la vesícula biliar.

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References in periodicals archive

However, it remained for Jean Civiale, of Paris, to perform the first successful lithotrity, the crushing of a stone, performed in 1824.

The early days of surgery for stones in the bladder

The history of lithotomy and lithotrity. Ann R Coll Surg Engl.

Advances in lithotripsy and stone disease treatment

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