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lithotripsy|ˈlɪθətrɪpsɪ| Also in mod.L. form lithotripsis. [f. litho- + Gr. τρῖψις rubbing, f. τρῑ́β-ειν to rub. Cf. next.] The operation of rubbing down or crushing stone in the bladder by means of a lithotriptor.
1834Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 409 note, A tribute of praise to the several individuals by whom lithotrity and lithotripsy have been brought to their present state of efficiency. 1846R. Liston Pract. Surg. xii. (ed. 4) 495 In the year 1827, when lithotripsy was yet in its infancy. 1889Syd. Soc. Lex., Lithotripsis.
Restrict variant lithotripsis to sense in Dict. Label sense in Dict. Surg. and add: 2. Med. The disintegration of calculi (usu. in the renal tract or the gall bladder) by the administration of ultrasonic shocks, without the need for surgery. [After G. Ultraschall-Lithotripsie (K. H. Gasteyer 1971, in Der Urologe A. X. 30).]
1980Lancet 13 Dec. 1265/2 Physical methods, such as ultrasound lithotrypsy [sic] or administration of electrohydraulic waves, are applicable only in the lower urinary tract. 1983Jrnl. Med. Engin. & Technol. VII. 3/2 The Dornier Company of FR Germany, in conjunction with workers at the University of Munich, have produced a..method..called ‘extracorporeal lithotripsy’. 1985Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Sept. 691/2 Ultrasonic lithotripsy entails inserting a percutaneous guide wire into the renal collecting system under x ray control. 1987Ibid. 10 Oct. 893/2 This report..reiterates the experience of others that extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is a safe, effective, and economic method of treating renal and ureteric calculi. 1992Day (New London, Connecticut) 27 July a7/3 Recently concerns have been raised about fragments of stones left behind by the ultrasound technique, called lithotripsy. |