Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
lithopedion
lithophane
lithophyte
lithopone
lithosol
lithosphere
lithotomy
lithotripsy
lithotripter
lithotrity
Lithuania
Lithuanian
litigant
litigate
litigation
litigious
litmus
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

lithotripter

lith·o·trip·ter [ líthō trìptər ] (plural lith·o·trip·ters) or lith·o·trip·tor [ líthō trìptər ] (plural lith·o·trip·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
device that fragments kidney stones: a device that breaks up kidney stones using ultrasound shock waves

[Early 19th century. Alteration of litho(n)triptor< Greek lithōn thruptika "capable of pulverizing stones" < lithos "stone" + thruptein "to crush"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft