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li⋅thot⋅ri⋅ty

  [li-tho-tri-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties. Surgery.
the operation of crushing stone in the urinary bladder into particles small enough to be voided.
Origin:
1820–30; litho- + L trīt(us) (ptp. of terere to rub, grind, crush) + -y 3

Related forms:
li⋅thot⋅ri⋅tist, noun
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li·thot·ri·ty   (lĭ-thŏt'rĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. li·thot·ri·ties
A surgical procedure to pulverize stones in the urinary bladder or urethra so that they can be passed out of the body in the urine.

[From lithotritor, lithotripter, alteration (influenced by Latin trītor, pounder, grinder) of obsolete lithotriptor; see lithotripter.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·thot·ri·ty
Pronunciation: lith-'ät-r&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: LITHOTRIPSY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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lithotrity li·thot·ri·ty (lĭ-thŏt'rĭ-tē)
n.
See lithotripsy.

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