lithotripsy

English

Etymology

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) +‎ Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪθ.əˌtɹɪp.si/

Noun

lithotripsy (plural lithotripsies)

(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.

Derived terms

Translations

medical treatment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 碎石術／碎石术 (zh) (suìshíshù)
Finnish: litotripsia
French: lithotripsie (fr) f, lithotritie (fr) f
Greek: λιθοτριψία (el) f (lithotripsía)
Polish: litotrypsja f
Turkish: litotripsi

References

“lithotripsy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“lithotripsy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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