lithotripsy

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)

1. (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

• cholecystolithotripsy
• choledocholithotripsy
• cholelithotripsy
• cystolithotripsy
• lithotripter, lithotriptor
• lithotriptic, lithotripsic, lithotripsical
• lithotriptist
• nephrolithotripsy
• ureterolithotripsy

 

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) Turkish: litotripsi

References

• “lithotripsy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lithotripsy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary