lithotripter — also lithotriptor noun Etymology: alteration of lithontriptor, from lithontriptic breaking up bladder stones, modification of Greek (pharmaka tōn) lithōn thryptika (drugs) capable of pulverizing stones Date: 1825 a device for performing… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lithotripter — noun A device used in lithotripsy … Wiktionary
lithotripter — lith·o·trip·ter also lith·o·trip·tor lith ə .trip tər n a device for performing lithotripsy esp a noninvasive device that pulverizes calculi by focusing shock waves on a patient immersed in a water bath * * * litho·trip·ter (lithґo… … Medical dictionary
Lithotripter — Li|tho|trip|ter* der; s, : svw. ↑Lithotriptor … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
lithotripter — n. device which crushes kidney stones by means of ultrasound waves (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
lithotripter — lith·o·trip·ter … English syllables
lithotripter — lith•o•trip•ter [[t]ˈlɪθ əˌtrɪp tər[/t]] n. srg a device that employs ultrasound to pulverize stones in the body • Etymology: 1815–25 lith o•trip′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
lithotripter — /ˈlaɪθoʊtrɪptə/ (say luythohtriptuh) noun Medicine a machine that generates ultrasound waves to pulverise a kidney stone or gallstone within the body, the pieces then being harmlessly passed in the urine in the case of kidney stones, or passed… …
Lithotripter — Li|tho|trịp|ter, der; s, (Lithoklast) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
lithotripter — … Useful english dictionary