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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"]
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