n. (pl. -ies) a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a stone in the bladder into small particles that can be passed through the urethra. lithotripter n. lithotriptic adj.
[ LITHO- + Gk tripsis rubbing f. tribo rub ]
n. (pl. -ies) a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a stone in the bladder into small particles that can be passed through the urethra. lithotripter n. lithotriptic adj.
[ LITHO- + Gk tripsis rubbing f. tribo rub ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012