LITHOTRITE
\lˈɪθətɹˌa͡ɪt], \lˈɪθətɹˌaɪt], \l_ˈɪ_θ_ə_t_ɹ_ˌaɪ_t]\
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By William R. Warner
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[Latin] An instrument for crushing a stone in the bladder. Hence, Lithotrity, the operation of crushing a stone in the bladder and either washing the debris out of the bladder at once (Litholapaxy) or allowing it to escape gradually with the urine.
By Alexander Duane
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Instrument for crushing calculi.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An instrument for crushing a stone, especially a vesical calculus.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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