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| li·thot·ri·ty [ li thóttrətee ] |
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bladder-stone operation: a surgical operation in which stones that have formed in the bladder or urethra are powdered with crushing forceps so that the debris can be passed naturally
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| [Early 19th century. litho- + Latin tritor "grinder"] |
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