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lithotriptor
lith·o·trip·ter also lith·o·trip·tor L0202050 (lĭth′ə-trĭp′tər)n. A device that pulverizes kidney stones and gallstones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits.
[Alteration of obsolete lithotriptor, lithontriptor, from lithontriptic, breaking up kidney stones, from New Latin lithontripticus, alteration (influenced by Greek trībein, trīp-, to rub, pound) of lithonthrypticus, from Greek (pharmaka tōn en nephrōis) lithōn thruptika, (drugs) crushing stones (in the kidneys) : lithōn, genitive pl. of lithos, stone + thruptika, neuter pl. of thruptikos, crushing (from thruptein, to crush; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots).]TranslationsEncyclopediaSeelithotripsylithotriptor
lith·o·trip·tor (lith'ō-trip'tŏr), A device used to crush or fragment a calculus in lithotripsy.lithotripter, lithotriptor (lith'o-trip?ter) [ litho- + Gr. trip(sis), rubbing] A device for breaking up kidney stones. Synonym: lithotriteelectrohydraulic lithotripterAn intracorporeal lithotripter. It is a fluid-filled device that uses electrically generated shock waves next to stones to fragment them. laser lithotripterA lithotripter that fragments stones by applying photothermal energy. An endoscope is inserted through the urethra into the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis and is placed alongside the stone. Application of a laser causes the stone to break apart. percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripterA lithotripter that uses ultrasound to break up kidney stones and gallstones. The sound waves are applied to the outside of the body and penetrate to the calculi. See: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |