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lithotripter, n. Med.|ˈlɪθəʊˌtrɪptə(r)|
[a. G. Lithotripter (B. Terhorst et al. 1972, in Urologia Internat. XXVII. 458): cf. lithotriptor n., -er1.]
A machine used for ultrasound lithotripsy which generates ultrasonic waves and focuses them on a chosen site in the body. Cf. lithotriptor n.
[1972Urologia Internat. XXVII. 458 A new ultrasound lithotriptor in the treatment of bladder calculi is presented.] 1982Lancet 4 Dec. 1256/1 Renal stones can now be pulverised by externally applied shock waves. The apparatus, known as the lithotripter, was developed by the Dornier Company. 1984Economist 28 July 70/2 The lithotripter creates loud shock waves which pass through the body and shatter kidney stones into fragments that can pass cleanly out of the kidney in the urine. 1986Age (Melbourne) 22 Feb. 3/1 The lithotripter, also known as ‘the big banger’, will be located at a major public hospital. 1990N.Y. Times 14 Aug. c2/2 Some medical centers have shut down their gallstone lithotripters because of high costs and a far more limited number of candidates than projected. |