单词 | lithotripter |
释义 | lithotripter[ lith-uh-trip-ter ] / ˈlɪθ əˌtrɪp tər / nouna device used for fragmenting kidney stones with ultrasound waves. Origin of lithotripterFirst recorded in 1815–25; alteration of obsolete litho(n)triptor “instrument for crushing kidney stones,” derivative of litho(n)triptic “crushing kidney stones,” from New Latin lithontripticus, ultimately based on the Greek phrase (phármaka tôn en nephroîs) líthōn thryptiká “(drugs) breaking up stones (in the kidneys)”; thryptiká “crushing,” a derivative of thrýptein “to crush”; trip- by association with Greek trī́bein “to rub, knead, pound” (verbal adjective trīptós ) Words nearby lithotripterlithostatic, lithostratigraphy, lithotomy, lithotomy position, lithotripsy, lithotripter, lithotriptic, lithotriptoscopy, lithotrite, lithotrity, Lithuania Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lithotripterlithotripter / (ˈlɪθəˌtrɪptə) / nouna machine that pulverizes kidney stones by ultrasound as an alternative to their surgical removal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for lithotripterlithotripter [ lĭth′ə-trĭp′tər ] n.A device that pulverizes kidney stones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits. The procedure creates stone fragments small enough to be expelled in the urine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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