lithotripter

Note: The Greek adjective thryptikós is a derivative of thrýptō, thrýptein "to break into pieces, crumble." The Latin variant with -tripticus is presumably the result of confusion with Greek triptós, the verbal adjective of trī́bein "to rub, grind, wear down" (see lithotripsy). The phrase phármaka tôn en nephroîs líthōn thryptiká has been attributed to Galen, though it is unclear if it occurs as such in the Galenic corpus. Oxymel (honey mixed with diluted acetic acid) as a treatment for kidney stones is discussed in De locis affectis (vol. 8, p. 409 in Kühn's edition of Galen).