LITHOTRIPTER

Meaning of LITHOTRIPTER in English

[lith.o.trip.ter] also lith.o.trip.tor n [alter. of lithontriptor, fr. lithontriptic breaking up bladder stones, modif. of Gk (pharmaka ton) lithon thryptika (drugs) capable of pulverizing stones] (1825): a device for performing lithotripsy; esp: a noninvasive device that pulverizes stones by focusing shock waves on a patient immersed in a water bath

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

LITHOTRIPTER — also lithotriptor noun Etymology: alteration of lithontriptor, from lithontriptic breaking up bladder stones, modification of Greek (pharmaka tōn) lithōn thryptika …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITHOTRIPTER — noun also lith·o·trip·tor -ˌtriptər ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of lithontriptor , from lithontriptic breaking up bladder stones, modification (influenced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPTER — /lith"euh trip'teuhr/ , n. a device used for fragmenting kidney stones with ultrasound waves. [ 1815-25; resp., with -ER 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPTER — n. device which crushes kidney stones by means of ultrasound waves (Medicine)
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LITHOTRIPTER — also lith·o·trip·tor ˈli-thə-ˌtrip-tər Etymology: alteration of lithontriptor, from lithontriptic breaking up bladder stones, modification of Greek ( pharmaka tōn ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITHOTRIPTER — A device that pulverizes kidney stones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits. The …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
LITHOTRIPTER — n. Variant: also lith · o · trip · tor Pronunciation: ' li-th ə - ˌ trip-t ə r Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPTOR — noun see: lithotripter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITHOTRIPTOR — noun see lithotripter
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPSY — /lith"euh trip'see/ , n. , pl. lithotripsies . the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter. Also called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPTIC — adj. of or pertaining to lithotripsy, of the crushing of kidney stones using a lithotripter (Medicine)
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LITHOTRIPSY — n. crushing and removing of kidney stones using a lithotripter (Medicine)
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LITHOTRIPTOR — see lithotripter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITHOTRIPSY — [ 'lɪθəˌtrɪpsi ] ■ noun Surgery a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a calculus (stone) so that it can be …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LITHOTRIPSY — n. (pl. -ies) a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a stone in the bladder into small particles that can be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITHOTRIPSY — n. (pl. -ies) a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a stone in the bladder into small particles that can be …
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