LITHOTRIPSY - Definition

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Lith"o*trip`sy\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.

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Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Lithotripsy is the technique of using sound waves to fragment stones formed in some organs of the body. The use of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has met with some success in the treatment of gallstones and kidney stones in selected patients.